Follow Inside Madison Looks like a somewhat quieter weekend in store, but if you get too hot at the beach, there are still some fun activities available in air-conditioned libraries, bookstores, and art galleries.
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.
“Love Your Local” Farmers’ Market, 3-6 p.m., Deacon John Grave house, 581 Boston Post Road in Madison, CT: The Deacon John Grave House will present a new “Love Your Local” Farmer’s Market every Friday through September 10 from 3 to 6 p.m. Unlike the farmer’s market on the Town Green, the market will feature locally resident farmers, bakers, and chefs offering fruit, vegetables, meats, fish, cheeses, baked goods, soups and more. Look for the “Love Your Local” Farmer’s Market on the front lawn of the Deacon John Grave house, 581 Boston Post Road in Madison, CT at the corner of Route 1 and Academy Street.- Friday Night at the Movies, 7 p.m., Scranton Memorial Library: Looking for a night out? Join us on a Friday night – after the Library is closed – for free movies and popcorn! Bring a friend! This week’s movie is Dear John – Unsure of what to do with his life, John enlists in the Army. While on leave he meets and falls in love with Savannah, an idealistic college student. After Sept. 11 John feels compelled to re-enlist and the couple’s relationship is sorely tested. A story of duty, longing and heartbreak. (PG-13). This program is for students in Grades 6 -12 only
- Paul Greenberg – Sustainable Food, 7 p.m., RJ Julia: Bass, cod, salmon, and tuna – supplies of these fish in the wild are being rapidly depleted. Paul Greenberg urges us to reconsider our relationship with the ocean and the fish that swim in it, in Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food. Tickets for this event are $5, which may be used toward the purchase of a book.
- Fast Lane Band, 9:30 p.m., Donahue’s Madison Beach Grille, 1320 Boston Post Road, 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
- New York City and CT Scenes, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Susan Powell Fine Art, 679 Boston Post Road, Madison, CT: David Dunlop is a Connecticut treasure. This exciting new exhibit of 40 paintings opens Friday, June 18, 6 to 8 p.m. with a cocktail reception and meet the artist event at Susan Powell Fine Art. The exhibition continues through July 25, 2010. David Dunlop’s New York City and CT scenes, from landscape to seascape to urbanscape, show the artist’s impressive range. He moves easily from the meditative, slower movements of reflections on water to the vigorous, lyrical comings and goings of people at Grand Central Station with its respective atmospherics and light. His palette is variable and improvises on historical models with special attention to the enlivening effects of simultaneous and successive contrasts and evocations of luster, luminosity and sparkle.
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.- Michael Cleary Band, 9:30 p.m., Donahue’s Madison Beach Grille, 1320 Boston Post Road, Madison, CT: Live Music.
SUNDAY:
New York City and CT Scenes, noon-3 p.m., Susan Powell Fine Art, 679 Boston Post Road, Madison, CT: David Dunlop is a Connecticut treasure. This exciting new exhibit of 40 paintings opens Friday, June 18, 6 to 8 p.m. with a cocktail reception and meet the artist event at Susan Powell Fine Art. The exhibition continues through July 25, 2010. David Dunlop’s New York City and CT scenes, from landscape to seascape to urbanscape, show the artist’s impressive range. He moves easily from the meditative, slower movements of reflections on water to the vigorous, lyrical comings and goings of people at Grand Central Station with its respective atmospherics and light. His palette is variable and improvises on historical models with special attention to the enlivening effects of simultaneous and successive contrasts and evocations of luster, luminosity and sparkle.