FRIDAY JULY 8, 2011

CONCERT MOVED INDOORS

The 2011 Free Summer Concert Series performance, the Doo Wop Show, scheduled for July 8^th at Town Center Park has been moved indoors to Hamden High School (2040 Dixwell Avenue).

Doors open for ticket give-aways at 5:30pm. Up to two (2) tickets per person. There is no assigned seating, but tickets guarantee seating. Doors to auditorium open after sound check, which will be around 7:00pm.

Hamden Arts Commission

(203) 287-2546

THE WORLD-RENOWNED

OAKWOOD UNIVERSITY AEOLIANS OF HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA

UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF MAESTRO JASON MAX FERDINAND

WILL BE IN CONCERT

FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 2011 at 7:00 P.M.

THE MOUNT ZION SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH

64 MARLBORO STREET

- HAMDEN, CT. 06517

FREE ADMISSION

THE AOLEONS HAVE APPEARED ON

GOOD MORNING AMERICA (ABC) AND THE CBS MORNING SHOW

THEY HAVE ALSO PERFORMED AT THE KENNEDY CENTER IN WASHINGTON, DC AND ALL OVER THE

CARIBBEAN, POLAND, ROMANIA, AND GREAT BRITAIN.

MUSIC RANGES FROM THE BAROQUE ERA TO THE TWENTIETH CENTURY

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING PATRON LEVELS, PLEASE CONTACT TAMARA NATHAN-OPUTA AT 203 535-9863 OR TMOPU@AOL.COM OR

MOUNT ZION SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH AT 203 562-5784

PATRON ~ $50                 SILVER PATRON ~ $75        GOLD PATRON ~ $100

VIP PATRON ~ $150                    PLATINUM PATRON ~ OVER $150

THERE WILL BE A RECEPTION IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE PERFORMANCE.

SEATING WILL BE RESERVED FOR VIP AND PLATINUM PATRONS

AND THEY WILL ALSO RECEIVE A FREE CD.

PROCEEDS WILL BENEFIT.

MT ZION EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SCHOLARSHIP FUND

 Grace Cloutier, a North Haven native who trained at The Juilliard School, Yale University and in France, will perform a special concert of classical and holiday music on Sunday, Dec. 12 at 7 p.m. to benefit Sleeping Giant Build - Habitat for Humanity.

Known for her expressive musicality and rich, warm sound, Miss Cloutier is a recipient of many prestigious awards and has performed before audiences across the United States, Canada, Europe and the Middle East. She gave her solo début and encore solo recital at Carnegie Hall (2006, 2008) as first prize winner of the International Competition of Artist International Presentations, and the New York Concert Review hailed her as "an accomplished, poised, self-assured performer."

Founded in 2007, the Sleeping Giant Build is a community-based group of local businesses, religious organizations, civic groups, individuals, and families, who have partnered with Habitat for Humanity of Greater New Haven. Habitat for Humanity is a non-profit organization dedicated to the elimination of poverty housing through the creation of home-ownership opportunities for low-income, working families. Habitat builds and rehabilitates simple, decent houses in the New Haven area -- with the help of the homeowner (partner) families. The resulting houses are attractive and affordable; increasingly they are providing a mechanism for revitalizing New Haven's poorest neighborhoods. Habitat houses are sold to partner families at no profit and financed with affordable loans. The homeowners’ monthly mortgage payments are used to build still more Habitat houses. The Sleeping Giant Build is putting finishing touches on its third house, a single family home on Sylvan Street in New Haven.  For more information, visit www.sleepinggiantbuild.org 

Ms. Cloutier told The Rev. Matt Lincoln, Rector of St. John's Church that she particularly appreciates the people and community in the New Haven area, since she spent her childhood here.  "For me, one of the joys of life is giving back to the community via my music, and I am delighted to be performing this concert to benefit Sleeping Giant Build - Habitat for Humanity."

The concert will be held at St. John's historic church located at 3 Trumbull Place, on the North Haven Green. Tickets are: $20 adults; $10 children 6th grade and younger, or $15 to donate only, and are available either by email harpforhabitat@yahoo.com or at the door the night of the concert, beginning at 6:30 pm.  For more information about the concert please call 203-239-0156.

BRING THE KIDDIES...

The center of town will be filled with holiday revelry when the Hamden Arts Commission presents the annual Silverbells Festival and a new veterans organization will hold a holiday concert and winter coat drive on Saturday Dec. 3.

Silverbells takes place from 2 to 6 p.m. in Town Center Park and the Miller Cultural Center at 2901 Dixwell Ave.

Face painting will take place at Miller from 2 to 4 p.m. and at 3 p.m., the Crabgrass Puppet Theatre will present "Mr. Punch’s Christmas Carol," an adaptation of the Dickens’ classic holiday story.

In the park at 2761 Dixwell, there will be carousel rides, hayrides and other activities from 2 to 6 p.m. Caroling with the Hamden girl scouts starts at 2. Community caroling and the tree lighting ceremony starts at 4:15. Taylor and Jordan Jacques are expected to light the tree. Santa is arriving on a fire truck at 4:30.

Later, Vets Link is having a holiday concert from 7 to 10 p.m. in Veterans Memorial Auditorium at the Hamden Middle School, 2623 Dixwell Ave.

Admission is $25 or a coat or jacket donation. The coat drive wil help needy and homeless veterans.

An instrumental rock trio of Charlie Martinez, Kerry Agnew and Paul Gilmore will play, as well as The American Relics and Garrett "Diamond" Walker in a Neil Diamond Tribute. Cassandra Martinez is the hostess.

And if you're in the mood for other music, go to Hamden Plains United Methodist Church, corner of Dixwell Avenue and Church Street, for a holiday concert at 7. A silent auction takes place at 4:30. It's all to celebrate the church's 197th anniversary. The Rev. Soon Ahn is now at the helm.

CHRISTMAS IN NORTH HAVEN

NORTH HAVEN'S ANNUAL TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY AND HOLIDAY EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE FROM 2 TO 5 P.M. SUNDAY DEC. 5 AT THE RECREATION CENTER ON LINSLEY STREET AND ON THE TOWN GREEN ON CHURCH STREET. YOU CAN SEE SANTA'S WORKSHOP INSIDE, AND PARTICIPATE IN COOKIE DECORATING AND OTHER ACTIVITIES.
THE RAIN DATE IS FROM 3 TO 6 P.M. MONDAY DEC. 6.
MEANWHILE, THE NORTH HAVEN EDUCATION FOUNDATION IS CONTINUING ITS LIGHT THE WAY TO EDUCATION FUNDRAISER. LUMINARIA WILL BE ON DISPLAY ON THE GREEN IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE TREE LIGHTING. LUMINARIA ARE $5 AND CAN BE DEDICATED TO ANYONE, EVEN A FAVORITE TEACHER!