Madison News Roundup

No fireworks or parades this weekend, but still plenty of things to do in Madison, CT:

FRIDAY:

• Free Wine Tasting, noon-7:30 p.m., the Madison Wine Shop, 734 Boston Post Road: Wine tastings geared to educate over time, by providing an opportunity to sample and discuss a wide variety of wines, mostly outside of the mainstream, mostly affordable, and sometimes not. It’s free, informal, informative, face-to-face with Rick Lewis and your fellow participants, and its fun.
• Madison Farmers Market, 3-6 p.m. Madison Town Green – 26 Meetinghouse Rd. Madison: The Madison Farmers Market was established in 2007, and will commence May 7th-October 22nd every Friday from 3-6pm in the 2010 season. This beautiful and diverse market is centrally located in Madison, CT, on the Historic Madison Green. The farmers/vendors who make up this bustling market offer a wide array of CT Grown/produced items, which are beautifully presented.
• Friday Night at the Movies, Scranton Library, 801 Boston Post Road, Madison: After the Library is closed – for free movies and popcorn! Bring a friend! This week’s movie is 2012 – as the earth’s core heats to dangerous levels, the leaders of the world race to build an “ark” to escape the impending doom; all the while volcanic eruptions and earthquakes wreak havoc all over the world.
• The Girl Who Played with Fire, Madison Art Cinemas, Madison, CT: Bring your Madison Art Cinemas ticket stub from The Girl Who Played With Fire to RJ Julia and redeem it for a 10% discount on one copy of any Stieg Larsson title (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire, or The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest). Booklover members, you’ll receive a 15% discount. Booklover members, come to R.J. Julia to obtain a voucher good for $1 off General Admission (or $0.50 off the Senior Citizen rate) – no purchase necessary. Vouchers can be applied toward two admissions to The Girl Who Played With Fire. One voucher per member. This offer lasts as long as the film is playing at Madison Art Cinemas. Movie tickets are available only through Madison Art Cinemas; call 203-245-3456 or visit their website at Madison Art Cinemas.
• Author Wendy Burden, 7 p.m., RJ Julia: The Burden’s were a clan of overfunded, quirky and brainy, steadfastly chauvinistic, and ultimately doomed bluebloods on the verge of financial and moral decline – and were rarely seen not holding a drink. Why do wealth and bad behavior seem so often to go hand in hand? You’ll get your chance to ask Wendy Burden, great-times-three granddaughter of Cornelius Vanderbilt, and author of Dead End Gene Pool, the blackly humorous memoir of her deeply dysfunctional family. Tickets for this event are $5, which may be used toward the purchase of a book.
• The Convertibles, 9:30 p.m.- 1 a.m., Donahue’s Madison Beach Grille – 1320 Boston Post Rd Madison, CT: Live music.

SATURDAY:

• Overeaters Anonymous Open Meeting, 9 a.m., Memorial Town Hall – Route 1  on the Green Madison Center: Overeaters Anonymous Open Meeting Saturdays at the  Memorial Hall, Route 1 on the Green, Madison 1-800-824-8650 www.oa.org
• Madison Historical Society Annual Summer Exhibition, 11 a.m.-4  p.m., Lee Academy, Madison, CT: Visitors to Madison’s iconic Lee Academy often  wonder about its history and its varied uses through nearly two centuries. The  MHS Annual Summer exhibition should satisfy the curiosity of all visitors with  its representation of a nineteenth-century school and classroom. Supported by a  grant from the Erwin C. Bauer Charitable Trust, the 2010 exhibition will present  the history of the Academy, including its place in a New England-wide  educational movement. Learn the stories of the people who served the Academy’s  goals and discover those who benefited from the vision of Captain Frederick Lee  and his fellow citizens.
• Penguin Publishers 75th Anniversary, 3-5 p.m.RH Julia: What do Memory Keeper’s Daughter, On the Road, Three Cups of Tea, and Pride and Prejudice have in common? Find out when we celebrate Penguin Publishers 75th Anniversary with two of their top editors, tons of prizes, and the most adorably cool Penguin Mini Cooper you’ll ever see!
• The Convertibles, 9:30 p.m.- 1 a.m., Donahue’s Madison Beach Grille – 1320 Boston Post Rd Madison, CT: Live music.

SUNDAY:

• Chuck E. Costa, 6 p.m. Madison Town Green – 26 Meetinghouse Rd. Madison CT: Folk and traditional music.

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