New Milford Chamber of Commerce

The City without Jews
2022-05-14 15:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | JCC in Sherman, 9 Route 39 South, Sherman, CT
Join us on Saturday, May 14th at 7PM for The City Without Jews,
Silent Film and Live Music featuring world-renowned musicians Alicia Svigals and Donald Sosin.
Jews are hounded by mobs and driven from Vienna in this 1924 expressionist film based on the
satirical novel by Hugo Bettauer. The sensational film that anticipated the Holocaust and cost
Bettauer his life was rediscovered in 2015. With commentary by film scholar Noah Isenberg (UT
Austin) and a live score. Recently restored and featuring a new soundtrack, The City Without
Jews is one of few surviving Austrian Expressionist films, and the magnum opus of the great
director H.K. Breslauer. Filmed in 1924, it can be seen as a chilling premonition of the
Holocaust—the premise is the political rise of the Christian Social Party, which orders all Jews to
evacuate Austria.
World-renowned musicians Alicia Svigals and Donald Sosin will play their collaborative score
that has brought audiences to their feet at Lincoln Center, the San Francisco Silent Film Festival,
and two dozen other venues in the US and Europe. Svigals co-founded the Klezmatics and has
worked with Itzhak Perlman and the Kronos Quartet. Sosin has performed for silent films all
over the world, from MoMA and BAM to venues in Bologna, Moscow, Shanghai and Bangkok.
Don’t miss this stunning event!

May Business Scene
2022-05-19 13:30 - 15:30 | The Silo, 44 Upland Road, New Milford, CT, 06776

Lorraine Ryan Art Exhibit - Barns & Still Lifes of Litchfield Hills
2022-05-20 - 2022-10-22 | Merryall Center, 8 Chapel Hill Road, New Milford, CT, 06776
Merryall Center is proud to share and exhibit this fine artist’s work throughout its 2022 season. All paintings on exhibit at Merryall are available for purchase and are on view during Center’s performances and by appointment. To make an appointment email: info@merryallcenter.org
Ms. Ryan’s watercolors and acrylics range from large complex still lifes, to landscapes, to lush florals, to coastal seascapes. Her current focus is Connecticut farms and barns, hoping to raise awareness to their unfortunate and rapid disappearance. Her paintings have been collected in the U.S. and the U.K. In 2005, Ryan was honored to be juried into the prestigious Mystic Seaport’s 26th Annual International Art Exhibition, with her painting, “It’s A Keeper.”
“I have never indulged in abstract intellectual notions of art, but rather I have merely tried to capture the things I enjoy observing” – Lorraine Ryan.

barbra & Litmus (Fusion Jazz) WPKN | Merryall Benefit
2022-05-21 16:00 - 18:00 | Merryall Center, 8 Chapel Hill Road, New Milford, CT, 06776
barbra & Litmus, two powerful experimental jazz bands both with punk roots and some ska influence. Their material is fun and sonically powerful, using heavy effects and modular synths to create a driving, forceful, yet playful style.

Walk to End Alzheimer's Kickoff party
2022-05-25 12:00 - 14:30 | Housatonic River Brewing, 30 Kent Road, New Milford, CT, 06776
This is a party to show appreciation to all the people who have registered a team, or are interested in joining the Walk to End Alzheimer’s. It is a chance to network, meet others who are participating in the Walk, and learn more about what the Alzheimer’s Association does! It will be held at the Housatonic River Brewery on Wednesday, May 25th from 4-6:30 pm.

Suzanne Tanner : Beyond Me, A Multimedia Musical
2022-05-28 15:00 - 17:00 | JCC in Sherman, 9 Route 39 South, Sherman, CT
BEYOND ME: a Song Cycle in the Key of Survival
The inspiring story of an extraordinary woman’s triumph of spirit, written and performed by SUZANNE TANNER
“I once wore stars; yellow for David;
Now six points of sorrow I’ll borrow to bear
Red ribbons for Mark.” (“The Survivor”/Act II)
BEYOND ME: a Song Cycle in the Key of Survival is a multimedia musical biography of child Holocaust survivor RACHEL GOLDMAN MILLER’s triumph of spirit told through personal testimony, original dramatic song, documentary footage and contemporary art.

Jim Croce's Greatest Hits : Teddy Goldstein, Rob Stagno & Tom Zovich
2022-06-04 15:00 - 17:00 | JCC in Sherman, 9 Route 39 South, Sherman, CT
Teddy Goldstein performs the Greatest Hits of Jim Croce, along with Rob Stagno on lead guitar and Tom Zovich on bass!
Why Croce?
Growing up in the 70’s, with an older brother and sister, all I heard coming out of their stereos was James Taylor, Jackson Browne, Joni Mitchell, Cats Stevens, Carol King, Carly Simon, CSN and of course, Jim Croce. As a little kid, his stories about truckers, pool hustlers, roller derby queens, and of course Bad, Bad, Leroy Brown were fascinating to me. I also loved his songs about yearning and missing love. But it wasn’t until I began writing songs of my own that I realized just how incredible Jim Croce’s music was. For me the crux of Croce is, saying so much, with so few words. Croce’s songs are packed with wild images, funny stories and larger than life characters, all told in these perfect little 3-4 minute ditty’s. I love having the opportunity to re-tell the songs of Jim Croce.
~Teddy Goldstein

Meet and Greet Master Potter
2022-06-05 10:30 - 12:00 | Village Center for the Arts, 12 Main Street, New Milford, CT, 06776
Learn about Pottery with Abdul Matin Malekzadah
Sunday, June 5th, 2:30-4:00PM
Village Center for the Arts is proud to be hosting Master potter Matin and his family!
There will be a slide show, demonstration, and pottery sale.
$10 suggested donation.
All proceeds go directly to benefit Malikzada family.
Please call (860)354-4318 with any questions.
Master potter, Abdul Matin Malekzadah, featured along with his family (wife and 4 kids)
are part of a refugee resettlement program and just arrived in New Milford. Matin (pronounced “Mateen”)
was the head of the pottery department at the Turquoise Mountain academy in Kabul.

An Evening of Afghan Culture and Food
2022-06-05 13:00 - 15:00 | The Maxx, 94 Railroad Street, New Milford, CT, 06776
Matin Malikzada is a 37-year old master potter from Afghanistan who was forced to flee for his life with his wife and four young children when the Taliban took over in 2021. When he and his family left Afghanistan, they lost everything–all their relatives and friends as well as their livelihood. This past March the family arrived in New Milford and are making this their new home with the assistance of the New Milford Refugee Resettlement, Inc. group.
Please join us on Sunday, June 5th for “An Evening of Afghan Culture and Food,” a fundraiser for and with the Malikzada family at The Maxx from 5 to 7pm. The authentic, full Afghan dinner will include non-vegetarian and vegetarian fare, a silent auction of Mr. Malikzada’s work, and a New Milford welcome to the family by Mayor Pete Bass.
Tickets are $50 per person and may be reserved at matin.brownpapertickets.com.
The Maxx, 94 Railroad Street, New Milford, CT.

THE 11th ANNUAL BOB RASOR MEMORIAL GOLF TOURNAMENT
2022-06-06 06:30 - 15:00 | SILO-POINT COUNTRY CLUB, 137 E HILL ROAD #418C, Southbury, CT, 06488
Come join us for a round of great golf, great food, great prizes, and a great cause… HELPING NEW MILFORD CHILDREN.
– Grille Lunch and Dinner hosted and provided by The 1850 House at Silo-Point
– $15,000 Hole-in-One Prize
– 2022 KIA New Car Hole-in-One Prize sponsored by Danbury Kia
– Men’s & Women’s Closest to the Pin Prizes
– Men’s & Women’s Longest Drive Prizes
– Premium Raffles
For details and registration visit – https://www.mvpsos.org/golf-tournament

Community Dinner
2022-06-09 14:00 - 17:00 | Community Culinary School of Northwestern CT, 40 Main Street, New Milford, CT, 06776
Our next Community Dinner is coming up on Thursday June 9th! Enjoy a meal with your neighbors, make new friends and get out and have fun!
You may purchase tickets online and if you cannot make it, please consider purchasing a ticket for our Community Fund, so that somebody who might otherwise have not been able to attend can.
https://communityculinaryschool.org/events/

Namoli Brennet - We Belong MERRYALL PRIDE 2022
2022-06-17 16:00 - 18:00 | Merryall Center, 8 Chapel Hill Road, New Milford, CT, 06776
Trans singer-songwriter and 4-time Outmusic Award Nominee, Namoli Brennet, takes the stage at Merryall as part of its Pride 2022 season. Country Queer magazine calls her latest release, Light It Up, “An uplifting shot of hope…that queers the sonic landscape.” She’s also been featured on NPR and her music is featured in the Emmy-award-winning film “Out In The Silence.”

Summer Camp
2022-06-20 05:00 - 12:00 | VCA – Village Center for the Arts, 12 Main Street, New Milford, CT, 06776
Starting June 20th.
Our Camps are designed specifically for children to learn in a fun, accepting environment.
Through art we instill confidence, independence, and inner strength.
We help your child find sparks of inspiration and continue to foster, nurture, and develop original ideas by introducing them to the arts in our week-long project based curriculum.
We have:
1/2 Day Camps for the little ones. Ages 3-6 . 9am-12.
Full Day Camps Ages 7 – 14. This is a week-long, 9 am – 4 pm program.
Video Game Camp Ages: 8 – 13. 9 am – 4pm
We are accepting forms and payment now!
Call (860) 354-4318 for more info.
Please see website for price and themes!
https://www.villagecenterarts.org/camps

Mike Latini with special guest Susanna Marker
2022-06-25 15:00 - 17:00 | JCC in Sherman, 9 Route 39 South, Sherman, CT
Join us at the JCC in Sherman on Saturday, June 25th at 7pm for a special performance of “Some of My Songs” starring Mike Latini with special guest Susanna Marker.
Mike Latini developed his craft in New York City and Boston, performing in rock bands and singer song-writer venues throughout the northeast, His immediately accessible music, engaging performance style and unique lyrical perspectives enable him to ride the rails from the sublime to the ridiculous, and make all the stops along the way. After years on the local streets and national roads, has recently been playing his music in clubs and on concert stages in the New York, New Jersey, New England area, with occasional forays into the heartland. His fourth and latest album, “2020 Visions”, written during, and largely about, the pandemic year is being released in connection with this show. His earlier collections are available on iTunes, Spotify, etc., and can be heard at www.mikelatini.com
Susanna Marker is a singer-songwriter based in Sherman, CT. She’s performed her original music throughout the region as both a solo act and with several bands. Her songs have been described as clever, inspired, and sensitive.

Adult Video Game Night/21+
2022-07-08 15:00 - 18:00 | VCA – Village Center for the Arts, 12 Main Street, New Milford, CT, 06776
Back by popular demand! Get your friends together and play with other adults.
This is a perfect night out! Gaming, friends, and snacks!
What else could you need?
Snacks are provided, you bring your thumbs for a work out and BYOB!
This is a great way to support your local community nonprofit and get some gaming in at the same time!!
Located at 12 Main Street, New Milford, CT
Call us to register (860) 354-4318.
www.villagecenterarts.org
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TJ Thompson Trio
2022-07-09 15:00 - 17:00 | JCC in Sherman, 9 Route 39 South, Sherman, CT
Playing the Soul, Blues & Jazz of New Orleans, Memphis and more… The T.J. Thompson Trio has been active since 2014 performing in various clubs and pits in musical theaters throughout Connecticut. Winner of the IMEA Jazz Artist of the Year for their recent album Take Two: The Sound of Playing, this group plays a combination of originals along with the Soul, Blues, and Jazz of New Orleans, Memphis, and beyond. We cover everything from Jelly Roll Morton, Professor Longhair, Thelonious Monk, Booker T and the MG’s, Jimi Hendrix, The Dead, and more. Leader T.J. Thompson performed with Betty Carter’s Jazz Ahead at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, and as a result was a featured artist on Branford Marsalis’ Jazz Set show on NPR. In 1998 he recorded and produced Thompson Trio Take One, an album consisting mostly of original works, which received good reviews from Goldmine and Cadence magazines. A student of both Henry Butler and George Cables, he has opened for and worked with such artists as Henry Butler, Mel Torme, Ed Thigpen, Dave Liebman, and Koko Taylor as well as being a featured soloist on the Morgan Powell Jazz Album. He taught at St. Johnsbury Academy and Johnson State College in Vermont from 1997-2000 and since has been the Director of Instrumental Music at the Taft School, in Watertown, Connecticut, where he resides with his wife, two daughters, and 3 cats.

July Board Meeting
2022-07-12 04:00 - 05:00 | CT

Free Homebuyer Workshop
2022-07-12 14:00 - 15:30 | Danbury Public Library, 170 Main Street, Danbury
Looking to become a homeowner but don’t know where to start? Buy a house with Housatonic Habitat for Humanity! It’s a hand up, not a hand out. With our affordable homeownership program, you can purchase a home with NO DOWN PAYMENT and a subsidized mortgage. Find out how you can own for less than the cost to rent! Join us for this FREE event to learn more about the steps you can take now to help on your journey to homeownership.

Charity Shopping Event to Benefit Housatonic Habitat at Danbury Fair
2022-07-14 12:00 - 16:00 | Danbury Fair Mall, 7 Backus Avenue, Danbury
Join the Danbury Fair Mall for a night of charity, shopping, sales, music, fun, wine and more to benefit Housatonic Habitat for Humanity! Tickets only $20 and includes wine & beer tastings, lite bites and a chance to win over $4,000+ in mall gift certificates.

Ali Ryerson Jazz Quartet at Merryall Center
2022-07-16 16:00 - 18:00 | Merryall Center, 8 Chapel Hill Road, New Milford, CT, 06776
World-renowned jazz flutist Ali Ryerson returns to the Merryall Stage. This year Ali will be joined by Pete Levin on piano, Rich Syracuse on bass and Jeff “Seige” Seigel on Drums. The evening will also feature an opening night reception for Merryall’s Season-long Art Exhibit, Lorraine Ryan’s “Barns & Still Lifes of the Litchfield Hills. Reception begins at 6:30 P.M.

Iron Law Golf Tournament
2022-07-18 07:00 - 14:00 | The Club at River Oaks, Sherman, CT

July Business Scene
2022-07-20 13:30 - 15:30 | New Milford Tennis & Swim Club, 93 Aspetuck Ridge Road, New Milford, CT, 06776

Hog Wild Obstacle Course
2022-07-23 07:00 - 10:00 | Harrybrooke Park, 100 Still River Drive, New Milford, CT, 06776
Silly, muddy, and fun as a pig in … the Hog Wild Obstacle Course! Join us for a park full of crazy obstacles that will challenge your body and your funny bone. Where else is eating a Twinkie a challenge? It’s not a “Tough Mudder” it’s a “Silly Mudder.”From the slack line to the Tarzan swing and the ever so popular mud pit, you are bound to get dirty and have some fun with your friends of ALL AGES. There is no time limit and no trophy … aside from a cold beer (or root beer for the kiddos) at the finish line. So why are you waiting? Get Hog Wild at Harrybrooke Park July 23! Sign up early and get the shirt … so that you have something clean for the ride home. Also, bring a towel and a fresh pair of shoes for that ride home … you’ll thank us later

The Hooligans w special guests!
2022-07-23 15:30 - 17:30 | JCC in Sherman, 9 Route 39 South, Sherman, CT
Join us on Saturday July 23rd at 7:30pm for an exciting evening of music featuring
The Hooligans with special guests!
They will perform their great music plus some of The Beatles favorites!
The Hooligans Hail from Sherman, CT. They are three Sherman residents and one New Yorker. They’ve all had individual solo and group projects over the years and really enjoy getting together to play locally!
The Hooligan’s are Sherman’s own: Bob O’Connor: guitar and vocals, Don Lowe: Guitar and vocals’ John Langworthy: Bass and vocals and from NY, Bobby Max Bauer: percussion and vocals.
The Hooligan’s share their eclectic backgrounds, mixing in a tasty variety of classic rock, rockabilly, country and pop!

Comedy Night - Third Annual Steve Bennett Memorial Comedy Show
2022-07-30 15:00 - 17:00 | JCC in Sherman, 9 Route 39 South, Sherman, CT
Join us for the Third Annual Steve Bennett Memorial Comedy Show! Saturday July 30th at the JCC in Sherman!
Laugh along with some of the freshest comic voices on the stand-up stage, in keeping with the raucous comedy events our long-time Sherman resident Steve Bennett organized over the years!

Paint Along with Miss Deb
2022-07-30 15:00 - 18:00 | Village Center for the Arts, 12 Main Street, New Milford, CT, 06776
Join us for a great night out creating this painting “Mountain Dreams”.
You will be delighted to see your own painting take form as Miss Deb walks you through the steps to create your own masterpiece.
Deb is the Paint Along Guru!
She is funny and delightful, making the instructions easy and fun
(with a couple of jokes thrown in).
Saturday July 30th, 7:00-10:00PM, BYOB
$45. each, includes all materials.
Please call to register and save your spot.
(860) 354-4318.

Rob Brererton - Merryall Center
2022-07-30 16:00 - 18:00 | Merryall Center, 8 Chapel Hill Road, New Milford, CT, 06776
Join local artist Rob Brereton and a host of friends as we sing along to his faves playlist. These include “our generation’s” classics from AM radio through the dawn of CDs. Songs from artists like James Taylor, John Denver, Joni Mitchell, Simon and Garfunkel and more. And of course, lots of music showcasing Rob’s dulcimer skills. Many, many special music guests will be there. The list is growing! All profit goes to Merryall Center. Come early, bring a picnic, and enjoy our deck. Help Rob celebrate his birthday by enjoying cake during intermission!

ArtFest 2022 - Sherman Artists Association
2022-08-05 14:00 - 16:00 | JCC in Sherman, 9 Route 39 South, Sherman, CT
Sherman Artists Association presents ArtFest 2022 hosted by The JCC in Sherman – August 5, 6, 7th
Friday opening reception 6-8pm
Saturday & Sunday 10am – 4pm
Please email the Sherman Artists Association for details on how to submit your original artwork … shermanartists@gmail.com

Big Jeep Thing
2022-08-06 05:00 - 10:00 | Harrybrooke Park, 100 Still River Drive, New Milford, CT, 06776
Returning after 2 years away, THE BIG JEEP THING is a celebration of the greatest vehicle ever on tires, the Jeep Wrangler. Try to argue it and you lose. We celebrate this amazing vehicle and welcome ALL Jeeps (and others to come see the show!) to come show off and THEN SOME. A rock garden challenge awaits and if you’re no mall crawler, take on the challenge of the mud pit! Prizes and trophies, food and drink and so many Jeeps, you can’t stop waving! Sponsored by Wetmore’s Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram, this is a great event for the whole family! Register your Jeep in advance and save the hassle of “day of” registration! This event has grown so much over the years and all dollars raised are to help this local non-profit park, Harrybrooke Park! Before you sign up, we’d like to make you aware of a few rules:
Park Rules supersede all others. They are available at HarrybrookePark.org. It is your responsibility to know the rules.
Among these rules is “NO DOGS” and while we all love our four-legged friends, the park’s insurance does not allow dogs on property.
Safety and behavior are ALWAYS at the crew’s discretion. It is not debatable.
Should the park or crew ask you to leave, you may receive a refund only upon request after the event.
Have a good time and enjoy the day remembering we are Jeep people and doing a good thing for a non-profit. Relax and have fun.
Expected Itinerary:9:00 GATES OPEN
10:00 OBSTACLES START RUNNING
1:00 OBSTACLES COMPLETE
1:30 RAFFLES AND TROPHIES

ArtFest 2022 ~ Sherman Artists Association @ The JCCS
2022-08-06 06:00 - 12:00 | JCC in Sherman, 9 Route 39 South, Sherman, CT
ShermanArtist Association holds their first Art Show at the JCC in Sherman!
Join us and invite others to the ArtFest and meet wonderfully talented artists.
The opening reception is Friday, August 5th, from 6 to 8 pm, and the show continues on August 6th, and 7th from 10 to 4 pm at the JCC, 9 Route 39 S, Sherman, CT 06784.
