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CALENDAR OF EVENTS - APRIL

The area code for all numbers listed is 860.

1 - Archeology Day: To Tell The Truth! – Storrs
1-4PM, UConn, Jorgensen Auditorium, 2132 Hillside Rd., 486-4460; $5/adult, $2/child (3-17). Learn how scientists determine authenticity during our LIVE "To Tell The Truth" program on fakery, and uses of laboratory analysis and site data. Meet archaeologists and take part in activities for the entire family. Sponsored by: CT State Museum of Natural History at UConn.

3,4 - "The Magic Flute" by Mozart – Woodstock
10AM and Noon. A 1-hour performance, Hyde Cultural Center, 150 Rte. 169, 928-2946; Free for 5th grade students in the 26 towns. ONE/NEC presents the Boston Lyric Opera in a fully staged performance with professional singers. Sponsored by: Opera New England of Northeastern CT.

4 - Gallery Talk – Storrs
4PM, The William Benton Museum of Art, 245 Glenbrook Rd., 486-4520; Free. Los Angeles photographic alchemist James Fee will talk about the works in his ten-year retrospective. Sponsored by: William Benton Museum of Art.

4 - Tracking Your Ancestors – Lebanon
8PM, Lebanon Historical Society Museum, 642-6579; Free. Professional Genealogist, Diane Bordeaux Lenti, will present a program on tracing ancestors, with emphasis on 19th and 20th Century records. Sponsored by: Lebanon Historical Society.

5 - Moscow Festival Ballet presents "Don Quixote" – Storrs
8PM, UConn, Jorgensen Auditorium, 2132 Hillside Rd., 486-4226; $27 - $19/discounts for students and seniors. This splendid 50-member Russian ballet troupe brings to life the misadventures of the charming but deluded nobleman, Don Quixote. Sponsored by: UConn Jorgensen Auditorium.

7 - Country Antiques in Connecticut’s Quiet Corner – Danielson
10AM-3PM, Ellis Tech, 613 Upper Maple St., 774-8511; $5/person. Our Country Antiques Show features dealers from all over New England and the Mid-Atlantic states. Sponsored by: Ellis Tech Golden Eagles Parent Faculty Organization.

7,8 - Greenhouse Tours – Storrs
10AM & 2PM, UConn’s Torrey Life Sciences Bldg., 75 N. Eagleville Rd., 486-4460; $4/Museum member - $6/Non-member. Advanced registration required. Enjoy 3,000 unusual species of orchids, cacti, and food plants such as vanilla. Also maintained habitats from warm moist tropics to dry deserts to cold Alpine climates. Sponsored by: CT State Museum of Natural History at UConn.

7,8 - Plainfield Home & Product Show – Plainfield
10AM-5PM-Saturday, 10AM-3PM-Sunday, Plainfield High School, Rte. 12, 564-5566; $2/seniors, under 12/Free. Stop by and see our home products, local business services, enjoy a taste of Plainfield in the food court, new cars, and entertainment for the kids. Sponsored by: Plainfield Chamber of Commerce.

8 - Windham Antiques Show – Willimantic
10AM-4PM, Windham High School, 355 High St., 456-2178; $3.50/adults, $2.50/seniors. See over 30 antiques dealers displaying a variety of collectibles, furniture, jewelry, glassware, and much more. Sponsored by: Windham Textile & History Museum.

14,21,22 Titanic Extravaganza – Willimantic
1-4PM, Jillson House, 627 Main St., 423-0525; $3/person. Titanic memorabilia from 1912 to present. View postcards and newspapers from 1912, enjoy books written by actual survivors, and reproduction Titanic china with a wealth of reference books. Sponsored by: Windham Historical Society.

15 - Easter Brunch – Canterbury
11AM-4PM, 63 Creasey Rd., 774-1455; $16/in advance, $18/door – $6.50/door, 12 & under/$7 at door. Celebrate Easter at the Lodge. Enjoy a delicious buffet, Easter Egg hunt & Bonnet contest. Sponsored by: The Lodge at Wrights Mill Farm.

19 - Swing Back To The 40’s – Storrs
8PM, UConn, Jorgensen Auditorium, 2132 Hillside Rd., 486-4226; $22/discounts for students and seniors. Swing back to the 40’s while Lavay Smith’s big, bluesy voice and all-star band spin out the classic rockin’ sounds of swing and jump blues. Sponsored by: African-American Cultural Center, Jorgensen Auditorium, WHUS Radio, and The School of Fine Arts Sound Excursions.

21 - Celebrate Earth Day – Storrs
10AM-11:30AM, UConn’s Torrey Life Sciences Bldg., 75 N. Eagleville Rd., 486-4460; $5/member - $8/non-member. Study food, shelter, habitats of animals and plants, led by biologist Sandy Tosi. Design and take home a silkscreen poster. Sponsored by: CT State Museum of Natural History at UConn.

21 - Finnish Pancake Brunch – Canterbury
10AM-1PM, Finnish Hall, 72 North Canterbury Rd., 546-6671; $5/adults - $3/12 & under. Brunch featuring Finnish pancakes. Sponsored by: Finnish American Heritage Society.

21 - 2001 Latin Fest – Storrs
8PM, UConn, Jorgensen Auditorium, 2132 Hillside Rd., 486-4226; $30/regular, $20/students. Enjoy an evening of dancing and music set to the lively and vibrant sounds of salsa and meringue. Candlelit, nightclub setting, complete with andance floor. Sponsored by: Mega 1230 – Tu poder Latino.

21,22 - Patriots Day’s in Thompson – Thompson
All day Saturday. Sunday AM, Thompson Common, 935-5196; Free. A "School for Soldiers" will be held on Thompson Common from 4/20-4/22. Additional events will include Fife & Drum, Bagpipe concerts, sales of colonial-times material, church supper, and a fireman’s breakfast. Sponsored by: Thompson Historical Society.

22 - Down by the Old Mill Stream – Lebanon
3PM, McGrath Lane, 642-6579; Free. Visit Yantic River sites in this walking tour and explore the world of Lebanon’s 19th Century Irish Immigrants and the Industrial Revolution in Lebanon. Sponsored by: Lebanon Historical Society Museum.

28 - Killingly House Tour: – "Stroll Historic Killingly" – Killingly
10AM-4PM, 928-7141; $12/advance tickets, $15/day of tour - $6/tickets for lunch (reservations required). Step back in time and take a leisurely stroll along Broad & Main Street. Visit many architecturally significant homes and landmarks. Enjoy a delicious luncheon at Clancy’s. Sponsored by: Hospice of Northeastern Connecticut.

28 - 5th Annual Windham Area Poetry Festival – Windham
10:30AM-5PM, Windham High School, 355 High Street, 423-2998; Free andto the public. This willyour eyes to poetry’s depth, breadth, scope, down-to-earthness and beyond-the-starness. An event not to be missed, it has food for your soul, your mind and spirit. There is also a bake sale, as well as refreshments, for those who enjoy food for the body. Sponsored by: Curbstone Press.

28 - The Visitor Centered Museum Experience: Interpretation and Strategies – Tolland
9AM-1PM, Tolland Arts Center, Tolland Green, $7/person (reservations required). Training workshop for museum and historical society volunteers and staff. Presenter, Peter Gittleman, SPNEA Director of Interpretation & Public Programs. Panel of Museum educators. Learn about themes of interpretation, customer service, security issues, etc. Bring a bag lunch, beverages provided. Sponsored by: MONC (Museums of Northeast Connecticut).

28,29 - First Annual Springtime Artist’sStudio Tour – Quiet Corner
10AM-5PM, region-wide, 429-3646. Free. Over 40 artiststheir studios to the public. Look for the white and yellow balloons at each studio. Call for a free flyer or visit www.Ctquietcorner.org for more info. Sponsored by: Individual artists of the Quiet Corner.

29 - Why Extinction Matters – Storrs
3PM, UConn’s Torrey Life Sciences Bldg., 75 N. Eagleville Rd., 486-4460; Free. UConn professor and Nature Conservancy Board Member, Kent Holsinger, helps us understand why we should worry about the loss of rare species of animals and plants around the world. Sponsored by: CT State Museum of Natural History at UConn.