Community Events Calendar

Spectrum Art Gallery and Artisans Store of Centerbrook presents Good Morning/Good Night, an exploration of the beauty found in the transitions between day and night. From the soft glow of morning light to the mysteries of evening, this show highlights how light and shadow shift throughout the day, inspiring both contemplation and creativity. The exhibition opened on March 21 and runs through May 3 at Spectrum Art Gallery, 61 Main St., Centerbrook, Connecticut.

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This exhibition features both new and returning artists whose work captures the interplay of light and darkness. Among the featured painters is Beth Pite, whose dynamic, color-infused pastels vibrate with movement and energy. Barbara Rossitto explores the interplay between realism and abstraction in her evocative pieces; she works in oil, watercolor and pastel with a variety of subjects, mainly representational.

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Joining is also Dianne Gorrick, an award-winning artist known for her luminous depictions of the ever changing light of clouds as they move from night to day. Other painters showcasing their unique interpretations of this theme include Vivian Zoë, an artist and arts educator with a varied background who shows colorful works in oil, while Tatiana Ferraro presents a new watercolor mountainous landscape. Diane Rubacha offers new relief prints, and Ned Farrell, a painter and calligrapher, shows several celestial works in oil and mixed media. Sean Carney is an award-winning artist with a unique style that specializes in painting with Minwax wood stain and a Dremel.

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Tom Swimm returns to Spectrum. Born and raised on the East Coast, he resettled in Southern California and was inspired by the landscape of Laguna. His work is recognizable for its exceptional use of light and color. With numerous exhibits and awards and several illustrated children’s books to his credit, his painting methods have been included in several art instruction books. Lori Neumann, a versatile artist from Connecticut, specializes in oils, acrylics, and pastels. Educated at the Lyme Academy of Fine Arts, she is known for her plein air paintings using a palette knife, capturing rural New England landscapes and farm animals at dawn and dusk.

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Laurel Hoynoski, a Connecticut-based artist, is new to Spectrum Gallery and primarily works with oils,

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focusing on birds, landscapes, and still life. Mary Alice Landry, an artist deeply connected with nature,

​

creates vibrant paintings depicting wildlife and landscapes, ranging from abstract realism to whimsy. A staunch advocate for both wild and domestic animal rights, she actively participates in conservation

​

efforts and animal welfare. Jean Watson, also new to the Gallery, paints landscapes, seascapes, still life, birds, flowers, and animals using oils, pastels and cold wax.

​

Mark Bavolack, who had a fulfilling career in commercial printing and color retouching, embraced painting as a creative outlet several years back. He has a passion for color and beauty and continually seeks to expand his skills through the experiences of others, using the canvas to express his artistic vision. Nita Vitaliano works primarily in acrylics to create landscapes, seascapes, and florals, with a recent focus on birch trees. Kim McGennis, a multifaceted artist and educator, has dedicated her life to exploring and expressing the interconnectedness of humanity through art and explores painting, drawing, photography, and unique hand-painted furniture. She has created numerous mini-paintings for the show.

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Other favorite Spectrum painters and mixed media artists include Rosemary Gates, Molly Waite Lund, Linda McCarthy, Maria Johnson, Jena Maki, Jeanette Delmore, Carol Courtney, Sabely Peralta and Christian Kunze. Eileen Clark, also a sea glass jeweler who has now turned to mixed media showcases for the show a stunning crystal, pebbles and gemstone piece called, Luminous. Don Carter and Dora Dylanne-Reyes who have a unique vision again present several graphic design pieces of birds interacting with and enjoying desserts!

​

Among the photographers exhibiting in Good Morning/Good Night is Bryn Souza, an award-winning photographer who has exhibited throughout New England. Although her primary focus is landscape photography, she is also an experienced pet photographer with her work featured on MarthaStewart.com, Today.com, and USA Today. Also new to Spectrum is Geneva Renegar, renowned for her vivid portrayals of the state’s landscapes, from shoreline vistas to historic dairy farms. Known for her early morning “Sunrise Sequence”sessions, she has been featured in exclusive exhibits throughout Connecticut, with her work also in the International Traveling Exhibition “Water, Water, Everywhere” highlighting the significance of water as a dwindling resource.

​

Robert Thomas, a returning favorite photographer at Spectrum, is known for his ability to capture dramatic landscapes and fleeting light in exquisite compositions. Jake Barba returns with a new work on metal. His preferred subject matters range from landscapes to wildlife and travel photography to astrophotography. Dianne Roberts also presents a unique composition called Window that captures a sunset through an interior window. George Fellner, a fine art photographer, returns to Spectrum Gallery to unveil new work including a stunning aurora borealis image and a church in Iceland located on a small piece of land in the middle of a large body of water. And Luke Giroux presents his latest photographic interpretation of a location at sunrise and sunset.

​

Other talented photographers in this exhibit include David Zeleznik, an underwater and nature photographer based in Essex presenting lunar and solar images. Carole Drong, new to Spectrum,is a versatile photographer and graphic designer whose compelling photographs have been featured in calendars, magazines, and brochures. Gary Connolly, also new to the Gallery, is an award-winning photographer, who captures for the Good Morning/Good Night show a powerful image of a total solar eclipse. And Donna Spencer drawn to photography for its expressive potential in capturing animals, flowers, and natural scenes presents a primarily black and white waterscape for the show.

​

Visitors will also find an exciting collection of fine artisans’ works, including handmade jewelry, glass, pottery, textiles, and home décor available at the Spectrum Artisans Store. These include clothing and fabric artisans Dale Gardner-Fox and Anna Mastropolo; potter Hannah Leckman, and ceramicist Niko Scharer. Roger Harvey, new to Spectrum is a wood turner, who crafts his pieces on a lathe using primarily local wood destined for disposal. He specializes in spalted wood, which features unique patterns created by fungal activity during the early stages of decay.

​

Carol Hawes rekindled her passion for art after retirement, exploring air-dried clay and watercolor, to create mini-sculptures of pets, birds and other animals. Marianne Dietz offers whimsical collages of bunnies and flowers; Diana Eastwood shows memorable paper folding art books. Kate Street presents innovative mixed-media home décor items created with resin, mica pigments, shells, beads, gold leaf, and paint. Leigh Graham, a lifelong fiber artist from Western Connecticut, creates dramatic textile and bead embroidery jewelry. Her beadwork, characterized by vibrant colors and intricate textures, features unique jewelry designs that never repeat.

​

Elaine Sych presents her intricate fabric bags and playful seasonal critters, while Maureen Maalouf offers painted seasonal glassware. Lynelle Abel, a pressed flower artist, shows several botanical prints and keepsakes encased in glass and ready to hang. Michelle Beauford is a fiber artist who specializes in crocheted items, a skill she learned as a young child from her mother. She creates a variety of shawls, wraps, baby blankets, and more in bright color palettes. Sharon Lee Mullen-Reynolds, a former art teacher, crafts Frida Kaholo-inspired spring headbands. Maryann Flick presents new seasonal-stained glass work, perfect for the upcoming holidays. Linda Saucier and Lisa Fatone offer striking handcrafted jewelry, with Fatone also showcasing mini-paintings in acrylic on wood panel.

​

Innovative jewelry design is well represented by Beth Terhaar, Joanna Biskupski, Gloria Nilsson, Sandra Huber, Kristie Foss, and Barbara Hernandez-Froehlich who offers new jewelry pieces, rosaries, and charms.

​

This is a fun and very creative class where you learn to set up a workstation to create colored, painted paper sheets using gel plates, stencils and markers. Experiment with masking techniques using gauze, acrylics, and metallic paints, etc. After creating a variety of prints, choose your “Best and Brightest” as well as a few quieter designs. The instructor will help you work on layout design to create compositional unity before gluing. Then learn to prepare your support and to adhere each print. Finally, use gloss, satin or matte medium as a final sealer.  You will have prints left to create more compositions on your own. Material list available upon registration.

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Regina Thomas’ collage and mixed media art is a mélange of visual stimuli, colors, and shapes involving different genres from the representational to the abstract.  These multi-layered works portray her view of the world, never realistic, injecting her own narratives, metaphors, and icons.  Regina works instinctually, and her desire is to stimulate and intrigue the viewer, make a connection, bringing their own experiences to the work.

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Regina has lived and traveled throughout Asia and Europe.  While in London, she attended Richmond University concentrating on the Art Disciplines as well as Studio classes.  Upon her return to the states she continued refining her art through classes and workshops at RISD (Rhode Island School of Design), The New Art Center in Newton – MA, South Shore Art Center – MA, West Hartford Art League, Creative Arts Workshop/New Haven, CT, Yale University and The British Art Museum.

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Regina has been included in many juried exhibitions in New England. Thomas shows in private galleries and has private collectors across the U.S., Europe, South America and Asia. Her most recent shows have been at The John Slade Ely House in New Haven, and The Spectrum Gallery in Centerbrook where she also holds classes in collage and mixed media art.

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Spectrum Art Gallery and Artisans Store of Centerbrook presents Good Morning/Good Night, an exploration of the beauty found in the transitions between day and night. From the soft glow of morning light to the mysteries of evening, this show highlights how light and shadow shift throughout the day, inspiring both contemplation and creativity. The exhibition opened on March 21 and runs through May 3 at Spectrum Art Gallery, 61 Main St., Centerbrook, Connecticut.

​

This exhibition features both new and returning artists whose work captures the interplay of light and darkness. Among the featured painters is Beth Pite, whose dynamic, color-infused pastels vibrate with movement and energy. Barbara Rossitto explores the interplay between realism and abstraction in her evocative pieces; she works in oil, watercolor and pastel with a variety of subjects, mainly representational.

​

Joining is also Dianne Gorrick, an award-winning artist known for her luminous depictions of the ever changing light of clouds as they move from night to day. Other painters showcasing their unique interpretations of this theme include Vivian Zoë, an artist and arts educator with a varied background who shows colorful works in oil, while Tatiana Ferraro presents a new watercolor mountainous landscape. Diane Rubacha offers new relief prints, and Ned Farrell, a painter and calligrapher, shows several celestial works in oil and mixed media. Sean Carney is an award-winning artist with a unique style that specializes in painting with Minwax wood stain and a Dremel.

​

Tom Swimm returns to Spectrum. Born and raised on the East Coast, he resettled in Southern California and was inspired by the landscape of Laguna. His work is recognizable for its exceptional use of light and color. With numerous exhibits and awards and several illustrated children’s books to his credit, his painting methods have been included in several art instruction books. Lori Neumann, a versatile artist from Connecticut, specializes in oils, acrylics, and pastels. Educated at the Lyme Academy of Fine Arts, she is known for her plein air paintings using a palette knife, capturing rural New England landscapes and farm animals at dawn and dusk.

​

Laurel Hoynoski, a Connecticut-based artist, is new to Spectrum Gallery and primarily works with oils,

​

focusing on birds, landscapes, and still life. Mary Alice Landry, an artist deeply connected with nature,

​

creates vibrant paintings depicting wildlife and landscapes, ranging from abstract realism to whimsy. A staunch advocate for both wild and domestic animal rights, she actively participates in conservation

​

efforts and animal welfare. Jean Watson, also new to the Gallery, paints landscapes, seascapes, still life, birds, flowers, and animals using oils, pastels and cold wax.

​

Mark Bavolack, who had a fulfilling career in commercial printing and color retouching, embraced painting as a creative outlet several years back. He has a passion for color and beauty and continually seeks to expand his skills through the experiences of others, using the canvas to express his artistic vision. Nita Vitaliano works primarily in acrylics to create landscapes, seascapes, and florals, with a recent focus on birch trees. Kim McGennis, a multifaceted artist and educator, has dedicated her life to exploring and expressing the interconnectedness of humanity through art and explores painting, drawing, photography, and unique hand-painted furniture. She has created numerous mini-paintings for the show.

​

Other favorite Spectrum painters and mixed media artists include Rosemary Gates, Molly Waite Lund, Linda McCarthy, Maria Johnson, Jena Maki, Jeanette Delmore, Carol Courtney, Sabely Peralta and Christian Kunze. Eileen Clark, also a sea glass jeweler who has now turned to mixed media showcases for the show a stunning crystal, pebbles and gemstone piece called, Luminous. Don Carter and Dora Dylanne-Reyes who have a unique vision again present several graphic design pieces of birds interacting with and enjoying desserts!

​

Among the photographers exhibiting in Good Morning/Good Night is Bryn Souza, an award-winning photographer who has exhibited throughout New England. Although her primary focus is landscape photography, she is also an experienced pet photographer with her work featured on MarthaStewart.com, Today.com, and USA Today. Also new to Spectrum is Geneva Renegar, renowned for her vivid portrayals of the state’s landscapes, from shoreline vistas to historic dairy farms. Known for her early morning “Sunrise Sequence”sessions, she has been featured in exclusive exhibits throughout Connecticut, with her work also in the International Traveling Exhibition “Water, Water, Everywhere” highlighting the significance of water as a dwindling resource.

​

Robert Thomas, a returning favorite photographer at Spectrum, is known for his ability to capture dramatic landscapes and fleeting light in exquisite compositions. Jake Barba returns with a new work on metal. His preferred subject matters range from landscapes to wildlife and travel photography to astrophotography. Dianne Roberts also presents a unique composition called Window that captures a sunset through an interior window. George Fellner, a fine art photographer, returns to Spectrum Gallery to unveil new work including a stunning aurora borealis image and a church in Iceland located on a small piece of land in the middle of a large body of water. And Luke Giroux presents his latest photographic interpretation of a location at sunrise and sunset.

​

Other talented photographers in this exhibit include David Zeleznik, an underwater and nature photographer based in Essex presenting lunar and solar images. Carole Drong, new to Spectrum,is a versatile photographer and graphic designer whose compelling photographs have been featured in calendars, magazines, and brochures. Gary Connolly, also new to the Gallery, is an award-winning photographer, who captures for the Good Morning/Good Night show a powerful image of a total solar eclipse. And Donna Spencer drawn to photography for its expressive potential in capturing animals, flowers, and natural scenes presents a primarily black and white waterscape for the show.

​

Visitors will also find an exciting collection of fine artisans’ works, including handmade jewelry, glass, pottery, textiles, and home décor available at the Spectrum Artisans Store. These include clothing and fabric artisans Dale Gardner-Fox and Anna Mastropolo; potter Hannah Leckman, and ceramicist Niko Scharer. Roger Harvey, new to Spectrum is a wood turner, who crafts his pieces on a lathe using primarily local wood destined for disposal. He specializes in spalted wood, which features unique patterns created by fungal activity during the early stages of decay.

​

Carol Hawes rekindled her passion for art after retirement, exploring air-dried clay and watercolor, to create mini-sculptures of pets, birds and other animals. Marianne Dietz offers whimsical collages of bunnies and flowers; Diana Eastwood shows memorable paper folding art books. Kate Street presents innovative mixed-media home décor items created with resin, mica pigments, shells, beads, gold leaf, and paint. Leigh Graham, a lifelong fiber artist from Western Connecticut, creates dramatic textile and bead embroidery jewelry. Her beadwork, characterized by vibrant colors and intricate textures, features unique jewelry designs that never repeat.

​

Elaine Sych presents her intricate fabric bags and playful seasonal critters, while Maureen Maalouf offers painted seasonal glassware. Lynelle Abel, a pressed flower artist, shows several botanical prints and keepsakes encased in glass and ready to hang. Michelle Beauford is a fiber artist who specializes in crocheted items, a skill she learned as a young child from her mother. She creates a variety of shawls, wraps, baby blankets, and more in bright color palettes. Sharon Lee Mullen-Reynolds, a former art teacher, crafts Frida Kaholo-inspired spring headbands. Maryann Flick presents new seasonal-stained glass work, perfect for the upcoming holidays. Linda Saucier and Lisa Fatone offer striking handcrafted jewelry, with Fatone also showcasing mini-paintings in acrylic on wood panel.

​

Innovative jewelry design is well represented by Beth Terhaar, Joanna Biskupski, Gloria Nilsson, Sandra Huber, Kristie Foss, and Barbara Hernandez-Froehlich who offers new jewelry pieces, rosaries, and charms.

​

This is a fun and very creative class where you learn to set up a workstation to create colored, painted paper sheets using gel plates, stencils and markers. Experiment with masking techniques using gauze, acrylics, and metallic paints, etc. After creating a variety of prints, choose your “Best and Brightest” as well as a few quieter designs. The instructor will help you work on layout design to create compositional unity before gluing. Then learn to prepare your support and to adhere each print. Finally, use gloss, satin or matte medium as a final sealer.  You will have prints left to create more compositions on your own.

​

Regina Thomas’ collage and mixed media art is a mélange of visual stimuli, colors, and shapes involving different genres from the representational to the abstract.  These multi-layered works portray her view of the world, never realistic, injecting her own narratives, metaphors, and icons.  Regina works instinctually, and her desire is to stimulate and intrigue the viewer, make a connection, bringing their own experiences to the work.

​

Regina has lived and traveled throughout Asia and Europe.  While in London, she attended Richmond University concentrating on the Art Disciplines as well as Studio classes.  Upon her return to the states she continued refining her art through classes and workshops at RISD (Rhode Island School of Design), The New Art Center in Newton – MA, South Shore Art Center – MA, West Hartford Art League, Creative Arts Workshop/New Haven, CT, Yale University and The British Art Museum.

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Regina has been included in many juried exhibitions in New England. Thomas shows in private galleries and has private collectors across the U.S., Europe, South America and Asia. Her most recent shows have been at The John Slade Ely House in New Haven, and The Spectrum Gallery in Centerbrook where she also holds classes in collage and mixed media art.

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Shoreline Arts Alliance is hosting its 41st Annual Future Choices program, a Visual Arts Competition and Exhibition for High School Students in a new location with a new addition to the exhibit. This year’s juried art show will take place Flat Rock Gallery located at 314 Flat Rock Place in Westbrook, Suites F135 and F140 from March 28 – April 11 and April 16 – April 27. A new addition to this year’s art show will be a special exhibit of artwork submitted by art educators in our 24-town region.

​

Spectrum Art Gallery and Artisans Store of Centerbrook presents Good Morning/Good Night, an exploration of the beauty found in the transitions between day and night. From the soft glow of morning light to the mysteries of evening, this show highlights how light and shadow shift throughout the day, inspiring both contemplation and creativity. The exhibition opened on March 21 and runs through May 3 at Spectrum Art Gallery, 61 Main St., Centerbrook, Connecticut.

​

This exhibition features both new and returning artists whose work captures the interplay of light and darkness. Among the featured painters is Beth Pite, whose dynamic, color-infused pastels vibrate with movement and energy. Barbara Rossitto explores the interplay between realism and abstraction in her evocative pieces; she works in oil, watercolor and pastel with a variety of subjects, mainly representational.

​

Joining is also Dianne Gorrick, an award-winning artist known for her luminous depictions of the ever changing light of clouds as they move from night to day. Other painters showcasing their unique interpretations of this theme include Vivian Zoë, an artist and arts educator with a varied background who shows colorful works in oil, while Tatiana Ferraro presents a new watercolor mountainous landscape. Diane Rubacha offers new relief prints, and Ned Farrell, a painter and calligrapher, shows several celestial works in oil and mixed media. Sean Carney is an award-winning artist with a unique style that specializes in painting with Minwax wood stain and a Dremel.

​

Tom Swimm returns to Spectrum. Born and raised on the East Coast, he resettled in Southern California and was inspired by the landscape of Laguna. His work is recognizable for its exceptional use of light and color. With numerous exhibits and awards and several illustrated children’s books to his credit, his painting methods have been included in several art instruction books. Lori Neumann, a versatile artist from Connecticut, specializes in oils, acrylics, and pastels. Educated at the Lyme Academy of Fine Arts, she is known for her plein air paintings using a palette knife, capturing rural New England landscapes and farm animals at dawn and dusk.

​

Laurel Hoynoski, a Connecticut-based artist, is new to Spectrum Gallery and primarily works with oils,

​

focusing on birds, landscapes, and still life. Mary Alice Landry, an artist deeply connected with nature,

​

creates vibrant paintings depicting wildlife and landscapes, ranging from abstract realism to whimsy. A staunch advocate for both wild and domestic animal rights, she actively participates in conservation

​

efforts and animal welfare. Jean Watson, also new to the Gallery, paints landscapes, seascapes, still life, birds, flowers, and animals using oils, pastels and cold wax.

​

Mark Bavolack, who had a fulfilling career in commercial printing and color retouching, embraced painting as a creative outlet several years back. He has a passion for color and beauty and continually seeks to expand his skills through the experiences of others, using the canvas to express his artistic vision. Nita Vitaliano works primarily in acrylics to create landscapes, seascapes, and florals, with a recent focus on birch trees. Kim McGennis, a multifaceted artist and educator, has dedicated her life to exploring and expressing the interconnectedness of humanity through art and explores painting, drawing, photography, and unique hand-painted furniture. She has created numerous mini-paintings for the show.

​

Other favorite Spectrum painters and mixed media artists include Rosemary Gates, Molly Waite Lund, Linda McCarthy, Maria Johnson, Jena Maki, Jeanette Delmore, Carol Courtney, Sabely Peralta and Christian Kunze. Eileen Clark, also a sea glass jeweler who has now turned to mixed media showcases for the show a stunning crystal, pebbles and gemstone piece called, Luminous. Don Carter and Dora Dylanne-Reyes who have a unique vision again present several graphic design pieces of birds interacting with and enjoying desserts!

​

Among the photographers exhibiting in Good Morning/Good Night is Bryn Souza, an award-winning photographer who has exhibited throughout New England. Although her primary focus is landscape photography, she is also an experienced pet photographer with her work featured on MarthaStewart.com, Today.com, and USA Today. Also new to Spectrum is Geneva Renegar, renowned for her vivid portrayals of the state’s landscapes, from shoreline vistas to historic dairy farms. Known for her early morning “Sunrise Sequence”sessions, she has been featured in exclusive exhibits throughout Connecticut, with her work also in the International Traveling Exhibition “Water, Water, Everywhere” highlighting the significance of water as a dwindling resource.

​

Robert Thomas, a returning favorite photographer at Spectrum, is known for his ability to capture dramatic landscapes and fleeting light in exquisite compositions. Jake Barba returns with a new work on metal. His preferred subject matters range from landscapes to wildlife and travel photography to astrophotography. Dianne Roberts also presents a unique composition called Window that captures a sunset through an interior window. George Fellner, a fine art photographer, returns to Spectrum Gallery to unveil new work including a stunning aurora borealis image and a church in Iceland located on a small piece of land in the middle of a large body of water. And Luke Giroux presents his latest photographic interpretation of a location at sunrise and sunset.

​

Other talented photographers in this exhibit include David Zeleznik, an underwater and nature photographer based in Essex presenting lunar and solar images. Carole Drong, new to Spectrum,is a versatile photographer and graphic designer whose compelling photographs have been featured in calendars, magazines, and brochures. Gary Connolly, also new to the Gallery, is an award-winning photographer, who captures for the Good Morning/Good Night show a powerful image of a total solar eclipse. And Donna Spencer drawn to photography for its expressive potential in capturing animals, flowers, and natural scenes presents a primarily black and white waterscape for the show.

​

Visitors will also find an exciting collection of fine artisans’ works, including handmade jewelry, glass, pottery, textiles, and home décor available at the Spectrum Artisans Store. These include clothing and fabric artisans Dale Gardner-Fox and Anna Mastropolo; potter Hannah Leckman, and ceramicist Niko Scharer. Roger Harvey, new to Spectrum is a wood turner, who crafts his pieces on a lathe using primarily local wood destined for disposal. He specializes in spalted wood, which features unique patterns created by fungal activity during the early stages of decay.

​

Carol Hawes rekindled her passion for art after retirement, exploring air-dried clay and watercolor, to create mini-sculptures of pets, birds and other animals. Marianne Dietz offers whimsical collages of bunnies and flowers; Diana Eastwood shows memorable paper folding art books. Kate Street presents innovative mixed-media home décor items created with resin, mica pigments, shells, beads, gold leaf, and paint. Leigh Graham, a lifelong fiber artist from Western Connecticut, creates dramatic textile and bead embroidery jewelry. Her beadwork, characterized by vibrant colors and intricate textures, features unique jewelry designs that never repeat.

​

Elaine Sych presents her intricate fabric bags and playful seasonal critters, while Maureen Maalouf offers painted seasonal glassware. Lynelle Abel, a pressed flower artist, shows several botanical prints and keepsakes encased in glass and ready to hang. Michelle Beauford is a fiber artist who specializes in crocheted items, a skill she learned as a young child from her mother. She creates a variety of shawls, wraps, baby blankets, and more in bright color palettes. Sharon Lee Mullen-Reynolds, a former art teacher, crafts Frida Kaholo-inspired spring headbands. Maryann Flick presents new seasonal-stained glass work, perfect for the upcoming holidays. Linda Saucier and Lisa Fatone offer striking handcrafted jewelry, with Fatone also showcasing mini-paintings in acrylic on wood panel.

​

Innovative jewelry design is well represented by Beth Terhaar, Joanna Biskupski, Gloria Nilsson, Sandra Huber, Kristie Foss, and Barbara Hernandez-Froehlich who offers new jewelry pieces, rosaries, and charms.

​

Shoreline Arts Alliance is hosting its 41st Annual Future Choices program, a Visual Arts Competition and Exhibition for High School Students in a new location with a new addition to the exhibit. This year’s juried art show will take place Flat Rock Gallery located at 314 Flat Rock Place in Westbrook, Suites F135 and F140 from March 28 – April 11 and April 16 – April 27. A new addition to this year’s art show will be a special exhibit of artwork submitted by art educators in our 24-town region.

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Calling all young storytellers! Get ready to embark on Tales & Treasures, a 4-week creative writing journey where imagination runs wild, words come to life, and stories leap off the page! Designed for children ages 9-12, this interactive workshop blends storytelling, character creation, and hands-on artistic fun, helping young writers build confidence and sharpen their creative skills in an exciting and supportive space.

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Each week, children will dive into a new element of storytelling—from crafting unforgettable characters and building magical worlds to shaping exciting plots and bringing it all together in a final piece. With journals, art supplies, and a whole lot of creativity, children will not only write their own stories but also illustrate, design, and share their imaginative works in a storytelling group showcase. Get ready to write, create, and let your imagination soar! Please bring a lined journal to the first class.

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Sarah Elliott-Caratasios is an accomplished author, social worker, and advocate dedicated to uplifting families and communities through her writing, professional work and Master’s in Social Work.

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A mother of four and lifelong storyteller, Sarah resides in Connecticut with her husband, children, and their beloved rescue pups. Her passion for history and storytelling inspired The Adventures of Nibbles Munk Munk, the first in a cherished children’s book series designed to foster meaningful connections through the joy of reading.

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Sarah is deeply passionate about writing children’s books that bring families together, creating heartwarming stories that spark laughter, love, and lasting memories. Her latest book, I Love You as Much as…, celebrates the limitless love of family through playful and whimsical comparisons, encouraging families to create meaningful traditions of their own. Her newest book is sold at Spectrum Gallery in Centerbrook. CT.

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In addition to her books, Sarah has authored wellness journals and developed online self-care courses to help busy women and mothers prioritize their well-being on a budget. With her unique blend of creativity and advocacy, Sarah is committed to inspiring others, whether through imaginative tales for children or resources that empower individuals to lead balanced, fulfilling lives.

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Registration is now open for Spring Programs at Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theater located at 128 Washington Street in Middletown! Beginning March 22, weekly classes in theater, dance, circus, and visual arts will be offered for toddlers to 20 year olds.

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Saturday Classes with Meg Berritta begin on March 22 and serve children from 15 months to eight years old. Classes include Acrobabies (ages 15 months - 3 years with caregiver; 9:15 - 9:55 am); Circrobatics (ages 3 - 6, 10 - 10:45 am), Faerie Tale Theater (ages 3 - 6, 10:55 - 11:40 am), Circobatics (ages 5 - 8, 11:45 am - 12:30 pm), and Cirque+ (ages 7 to 12, 12:35 - 1:30pm)

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After-School classes for ages 6 - 14 begin March 24 and will run for eight weeks this spring, culminating in a “Share Week” May 19 - 22. Most classes run 4:50 -5:50 pm.

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Stage One classes for ages 6 - 8 include Creative Movement on Mondays, Circus I on Tuesdays, Slapstick Theater on Wednesdays and Story Theater from Around the World on Thursdays.

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Stage Two classes for ages 9 - 11 include Intro to Scene Study on Mondays, Circus II on Tuesdays, Exploring Characters Through Theater Improv on Wednesdays, and Musical Theater (ages 9 to 14) on Thursdays

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Stage Three classes for ages 12 - 14 include Comic Acting on Mondays (4:30 - 6pm), Intro to Scenic Design on Wednesdays (4:30 - 6pm), and Musical Theater on Thursdays (ages 9 to 14, 4:50 - 5:50 pm.) 

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Middletown Public School students may complement their class experience with Oddbridge, an extended day program which provides transport from Middletown schools to the Playhouse, a snack, and supervised arts activities, games and homework help before classes start. Oddbridge extends throughout the school year, providing special programs and field trips on early dismissal days or days when regular Oddfellows’ classes are not in session.

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Our regular season will conclude with a special Oddbridge Mini Production, Robin Hood and the Sherwood Circus. This is a  2 week theater adventure for kids ages 6 to 14, with transportation provided directly from Middletown Public Schools (drop off option available for home schoolers or students from other school districts). Rehearsals will run May 27 - June 5 , Monday through Friday, 4:30 - 6 pm (8 days), with performances Thursday, June 5 and Friday, June 6 at 7 pm.

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For more details on times, tuition and class descriptions, please go to www.oddfellows.org. If you have specific questions, email info@oddfellows.org or call (860) 347-6143. Financial Aid is available for all programs. It is Playhouse policy that the arts should be available to every young person regardless of ability to pay - no one is turned away for lack of funds.

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Oddfellows Playhouse, founded in 1975, is Connecticut’s oldest and largest performing arts program for young people. Oddfellows programs are made possible with support from the Middletown Commission on the Arts; Connecticut Office of the Arts/DECD; City of Middletown; The Fund for Greater Hartford; American Savings Foundation; State of Connecticut Judicial Branch (Youth Violence Prevention); Middletown Youth Services Bureau; Community Foundation of Middlesex County; Liberty Bank Foundation; Middletown Health Department; Middlesex United Way; CHEFA Nonprofit Grant; and many generous individual donors.

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New York city will become the epicenter of modern art in the mid-20th century and a new generation of artists will challenge all the traditions of art that have come before. Frank Stella will paint and sculpt canvases in flat color, geometric design and hard-edge shapes. With bold, dramatic and expressive brush strokes, William de Kooning transforms the female figure. Helen Frankenthaler explores the possibilities of Abstract Expressionism painting giant canvases of fluid shapes of translucent color. Jasper Johns finds inspiration in the American flag, maps, targets, numbers and the alphabet as he creates new images that challenge and redefine what is art. This lecture will present major works by each of these artists and share biographical details and revealing videos.

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Please come join us and support your local artists and community! RSVP by April 23 to Marianne@RTDTECH.com Lectures are open to the public. Those who RSVP will receive the Zoom link on the day before each lecture from Marianne@RTDTECH.com.

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Spectrum Art Gallery and Artisans Store of Centerbrook presents Good Morning/Good Night, an exploration of the beauty found in the transitions between day and night. From the soft glow of morning light to the mysteries of evening, this show highlights how light and shadow shift throughout the day, inspiring both contemplation and creativity. The exhibition opened on March 21 and runs through May 3 at Spectrum Art Gallery, 61 Main St., Centerbrook, Connecticut.

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This exhibition features both new and returning artists whose work captures the interplay of light and darkness. Among the featured painters is Beth Pite, whose dynamic, color-infused pastels vibrate with movement and energy. Barbara Rossitto explores the interplay between realism and abstraction in her evocative pieces; she works in oil, watercolor and pastel with a variety of subjects, mainly representational.

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Joining is also Dianne Gorrick, an award-winning artist known for her luminous depictions of the ever changing light of clouds as they move from night to day. Other painters showcasing their unique interpretations of this theme include Vivian Zoë, an artist and arts educator with a varied background who shows colorful works in oil, while Tatiana Ferraro presents a new watercolor mountainous landscape. Diane Rubacha offers new relief prints, and Ned Farrell, a painter and calligrapher, shows several celestial works in oil and mixed media. Sean Carney is an award-winning artist with a unique style that specializes in painting with Minwax wood stain and a Dremel.

​

Tom Swimm returns to Spectrum. Born and raised on the East Coast, he resettled in Southern California and was inspired by the landscape of Laguna. His work is recognizable for its exceptional use of light and color. With numerous exhibits and awards and several illustrated children’s books to his credit, his painting methods have been included in several art instruction books. Lori Neumann, a versatile artist from Connecticut, specializes in oils, acrylics, and pastels. Educated at the Lyme Academy of Fine Arts, she is known for her plein air paintings using a palette knife, capturing rural New England landscapes and farm animals at dawn and dusk.

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Laurel Hoynoski, a Connecticut-based artist, is new to Spectrum Gallery and primarily works with oils,

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focusing on birds, landscapes, and still life. Mary Alice Landry, an artist deeply connected with nature,

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creates vibrant paintings depicting wildlife and landscapes, ranging from abstract realism to whimsy. A staunch advocate for both wild and domestic animal rights, she actively participates in conservation

​

efforts and animal welfare. Jean Watson, also new to the Gallery, paints landscapes, seascapes, still life, birds, flowers, and animals using oils, pastels and cold wax.

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Mark Bavolack, who had a fulfilling career in commercial printing and color retouching, embraced painting as a creative outlet several years back. He has a passion for color and beauty and continually seeks to expand his skills through the experiences of others, using the canvas to express his artistic vision. Nita Vitaliano works primarily in acrylics to create landscapes, seascapes, and florals, with a recent focus on birch trees. Kim McGennis, a multifaceted artist and educator, has dedicated her life to exploring and expressing the interconnectedness of humanity through art and explores painting, drawing, photography, and unique hand-painted furniture. She has created numerous mini-paintings for the show.

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Other favorite Spectrum painters and mixed media artists include Rosemary Gates, Molly Waite Lund, Linda McCarthy, Maria Johnson, Jena Maki, Jeanette Delmore, Carol Courtney, Sabely Peralta and Christian Kunze. Eileen Clark, also a sea glass jeweler who has now turned to mixed media showcases for the show a stunning crystal, pebbles and gemstone piece called, Luminous. Don Carter and Dora Dylanne-Reyes who have a unique vision again present several graphic design pieces of birds interacting with and enjoying desserts!

​

Among the photographers exhibiting in Good Morning/Good Night is Bryn Souza, an award-winning photographer who has exhibited throughout New England. Although her primary focus is landscape photography, she is also an experienced pet photographer with her work featured on MarthaStewart.com, Today.com, and USA Today. Also new to Spectrum is Geneva Renegar, renowned for her vivid portrayals of the state’s landscapes, from shoreline vistas to historic dairy farms. Known for her early morning “Sunrise Sequence”sessions, she has been featured in exclusive exhibits throughout Connecticut, with her work also in the International Traveling Exhibition “Water, Water, Everywhere” highlighting the significance of water as a dwindling resource.

​

Robert Thomas, a returning favorite photographer at Spectrum, is known for his ability to capture dramatic landscapes and fleeting light in exquisite compositions. Jake Barba returns with a new work on metal. His preferred subject matters range from landscapes to wildlife and travel photography to astrophotography. Dianne Roberts also presents a unique composition called Window that captures a sunset through an interior window. George Fellner, a fine art photographer, returns to Spectrum Gallery to unveil new work including a stunning aurora borealis image and a church in Iceland located on a small piece of land in the middle of a large body of water. And Luke Giroux presents his latest photographic interpretation of a location at sunrise and sunset.

​

Other talented photographers in this exhibit include David Zeleznik, an underwater and nature photographer based in Essex presenting lunar and solar images. Carole Drong, new to Spectrum,is a versatile photographer and graphic designer whose compelling photographs have been featured in calendars, magazines, and brochures. Gary Connolly, also new to the Gallery, is an award-winning photographer, who captures for the Good Morning/Good Night show a powerful image of a total solar eclipse. And Donna Spencer drawn to photography for its expressive potential in capturing animals, flowers, and natural scenes presents a primarily black and white waterscape for the show.

​

Visitors will also find an exciting collection of fine artisans’ works, including handmade jewelry, glass, pottery, textiles, and home décor available at the Spectrum Artisans Store. These include clothing and fabric artisans Dale Gardner-Fox and Anna Mastropolo; potter Hannah Leckman, and ceramicist Niko Scharer. Roger Harvey, new to Spectrum is a wood turner, who crafts his pieces on a lathe using primarily local wood destined for disposal. He specializes in spalted wood, which features unique patterns created by fungal activity during the early stages of decay.

​

Carol Hawes rekindled her passion for art after retirement, exploring air-dried clay and watercolor, to create mini-sculptures of pets, birds and other animals. Marianne Dietz offers whimsical collages of bunnies and flowers; Diana Eastwood shows memorable paper folding art books. Kate Street presents innovative mixed-media home décor items created with resin, mica pigments, shells, beads, gold leaf, and paint. Leigh Graham, a lifelong fiber artist from Western Connecticut, creates dramatic textile and bead embroidery jewelry. Her beadwork, characterized by vibrant colors and intricate textures, features unique jewelry designs that never repeat.

​

Elaine Sych presents her intricate fabric bags and playful seasonal critters, while Maureen Maalouf offers painted seasonal glassware. Lynelle Abel, a pressed flower artist, shows several botanical prints and keepsakes encased in glass and ready to hang. Michelle Beauford is a fiber artist who specializes in crocheted items, a skill she learned as a young child from her mother. She creates a variety of shawls, wraps, baby blankets, and more in bright color palettes. Sharon Lee Mullen-Reynolds, a former art teacher, crafts Frida Kaholo-inspired spring headbands. Maryann Flick presents new seasonal-stained glass work, perfect for the upcoming holidays. Linda Saucier and Lisa Fatone offer striking handcrafted jewelry, with Fatone also showcasing mini-paintings in acrylic on wood panel.

​

Innovative jewelry design is well represented by Beth Terhaar, Joanna Biskupski, Gloria Nilsson, Sandra Huber, Kristie Foss, and Barbara Hernandez-Froehlich who offers new jewelry pieces, rosaries, and charms.

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This class provides step-by-step instruction for those seeking the fundamentals of watercolor painting. Class includes demos and structured exercises. Participants learn color mixing, dark and light and basic color theory principles. Different brush stroke techniques are addressed for specific effects i.e. wet on wet & dry stubble applications. Participants paint from still life setups and/or photo references from home. Everyone is encouraged to work on an ongoing painting at home to help solidify techniques learned in class. This piece may be brought into class on the last day for an open critique session. Material list sent upon registration. Instructor will work with you at your level even if you have taken watercolor in the past. Material list available upon registration.

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Chris Kunze graduated from Rhode Island School of Design with a BFA in Painting/Illustration. He has had a long & successful career in Advertising and Promotion. His illustrations and designs have been used in books, magazines, newspapers, product packaging and logo design.

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Chris’ fine art has always remained important throughout his career as a commercial artist.

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He has had many solo and group shows in New York City, Westchester County and lower Connecticut, showcasing his oil paintings, watercolors and illustrations. Chris was part of an ongoing show at the Arthur Kalaher Fine Art in Sag Harbor, NY from 2011-2019. In 2018 he had a solo show of his watercolors at Teatown Lake Reservation.

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In 2019 Chris began his participation in Arthouse.NYC’s “Healthcare Heroes Show”.

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He has memorialized several healthcare workers who lost their lives during the height of the Covid pandemic. These oil portraits were given to their families and were on view at the

​

Big Plaza Screen in New York City.

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Teaching is a passion that has come to the forefront in the past 15 years for Chris. He has been teaching a plethora of subjects among them drawing, oil painting, watercolors, and more at local Westchester art schools. He is currently teaching at Scarsdale Adult School.

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Chris grew up in Europe and Westchester County. He currently resides in Salem, Connecticut.

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 April 25 - June 15, 2025  / The Goodspeed - 6 Main Street, East Haddam, CT 06423

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Set in the volatile melting pot of turn-of-the-century New York, Ragtime weaves together the stories of three fictional families striving for the American Dream. As an affluent society woman, an imaginative Jewish immigrant, and an optimistic Harlem pianist navigate a changing world, they confront history’s timeless contradictions of wealth and poverty, freedom and prejudice, hope and despair. With a Tony Award-winning score which blends ragtime, blues, jazz and show tunes, it’s a powerful, sweeping saga of America!

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https://www.goodspeed.org/shows/ragtime

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Shoreline Arts Alliance is hosting its 41st Annual Future Choices program, a Visual Arts Competition and Exhibition for High School Students in a new location with a new addition to the exhibit. This year’s juried art show will take place Flat Rock Gallery located at 314 Flat Rock Place in Westbrook, Suites F135 and F140 from March 28 – April 11 and April 16 – April 27. A new addition to this year’s art show will be a special exhibit of artwork submitted by art educators in our 24-town region.

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In this dynamic Movement and Meditation class, children aged 7-11 will embark on a journey of self-discovery, learning essential tools for their physical, emotional, and mental well-being. Led by Jacqueline Kelsey, an experienced yoga instructor this class combines playful yoga poses, fun breathing techniques, and guided mindfulness exercises to help children build strength, flexibility, and focus while promoting a calm and centered mind. Through creative and age-appropriate activities, kids will develop body awareness, balance, and coordination, all while engaging in relaxation techniques. These learning experiences can be applied to dance, sports and other movement oriented activities.

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This class is designed to nurture the whole child, fostering both their physical and emotional health. Movement and meditation are essential for children’s development, as they improve concentration, emotional regulation, and social skills, while also supporting better sleep and overall energy levels. By practicing mindfulness and movement from a young age, children gain tools that help them navigate challenges and develop a positive relationship with their bodies. This approach nurtures not only their growth but also instills a lifelong appreciation for self-care, making it a vital practice for every child’s well-being.

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With a lifelong passion for health, wellness, and community support, Jacqueline brings a unique blend of personal experience, professional training, and compassionate leadership to her work with young children. Her background in recovery services, holistic healing, and yoga therapy has allowed her to develop a deep understanding of emotional regulation, mindfulness, and movement as tools for self-expression and resilience. Through her work with Hartford Hospital, Rushford, and various wellness programs, she has guided individuals in developing healthy coping skills and building physical and emotional self-awareness. Teaching yoga to children allows Jacqueline to integrate these same principles—encouraging self-confidence, emotional balance, and physical well-being through movement, breathwork and creative mindfulness exercises.

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Her experience in managing community-based programs, including working with neurodiverse young adults and leading family wellness initiatives, has strengthened her ability to create engaging, inclusive, and nurturing environments. She believes in the power of yoga to teach children the value of self-care, focus, and emotional regulation—skills that support lifelong well-being. With certifications in integrative health, recovery coaching, yoga therapy, and corrective exercises, she is committed to helping young students develop body awareness, self-discipline, and a strong foundation for emotional resilience. Her approach blends structure with play, making yoga both fun and meaningful while fostering a safe space where children feel empowered to explore, grow, and thrive.

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Registration is now open for Spring Programs at Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theater located at 128 Washington Street in Middletown! Beginning March 22, weekly classes in theater, dance, circus, and visual arts will be offered for toddlers to 20 year olds.

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Saturday Classes with Meg Berritta begin on March 22 and serve children from 15 months to eight years old. Classes include Acrobabies (ages 15 months - 3 years with caregiver; 9:15 - 9:55 am); Circrobatics (ages 3 - 6, 10 - 10:45 am), Faerie Tale Theater (ages 3 - 6, 10:55 - 11:40 am), Circobatics (ages 5 - 8, 11:45 am - 12:30 pm), and Cirque+ (ages 7 to 12, 12:35 - 1:30pm)

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After-School classes for ages 6 - 14 begin March 24 and will run for eight weeks this spring, culminating in a “Share Week” May 19 - 22. Most classes run 4:50 -5:50 pm.

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Stage One classes for ages 6 - 8 include Creative Movement on Mondays, Circus I on Tuesdays, Slapstick Theater on Wednesdays and Story Theater from Around the World on Thursdays.

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Stage Two classes for ages 9 - 11 include Intro to Scene Study on Mondays, Circus II on Tuesdays, Exploring Characters Through Theater Improv on Wednesdays, and Musical Theater (ages 9 to 14) on Thursdays

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Stage Three classes for ages 12 - 14 include Comic Acting on Mondays (4:30 - 6pm), Intro to Scenic Design on Wednesdays (4:30 - 6pm), and Musical Theater on Thursdays (ages 9 to 14, 4:50 - 5:50 pm.) 

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Middletown Public School students may complement their class experience with Oddbridge, an extended day program which provides transport from Middletown schools to the Playhouse, a snack, and supervised arts activities, games and homework help before classes start. Oddbridge extends throughout the school year, providing special programs and field trips on early dismissal days or days when regular Oddfellows’ classes are not in session.

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Our regular season will conclude with a special Oddbridge Mini Production, Robin Hood and the Sherwood Circus. This is a  2 week theater adventure for kids ages 6 to 14, with transportation provided directly from Middletown Public Schools (drop off option available for home schoolers or students from other school districts). Rehearsals will run May 27 - June 5 , Monday through Friday, 4:30 - 6 pm (8 days), with performances Thursday, June 5 and Friday, June 6 at 7 pm.

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For more details on times, tuition and class descriptions, please go to www.oddfellows.org. If you have specific questions, email info@oddfellows.org or call (860) 347-6143. Financial Aid is available for all programs. It is Playhouse policy that the arts should be available to every young person regardless of ability to pay - no one is turned away for lack of funds.

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Oddfellows Playhouse, founded in 1975, is Connecticut’s oldest and largest performing arts program for young people. Oddfellows programs are made possible with support from the Middletown Commission on the Arts; Connecticut Office of the Arts/DECD; City of Middletown; The Fund for Greater Hartford; American Savings Foundation; State of Connecticut Judicial Branch (Youth Violence Prevention); Middletown Youth Services Bureau; Community Foundation of Middlesex County; Liberty Bank Foundation; Middletown Health Department; Middlesex United Way; CHEFA Nonprofit Grant; and many generous individual donors.

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Registration is now open for Spring Programs at Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theater located at 128 Washington Street in Middletown! Beginning March 22, weekly classes in theater, dance, circus, and visual arts will be offered for toddlers to 20 year olds.

​

Saturday Classes with Meg Berritta begin on March 22 and serve children from 15 months to eight years old. Classes include Acrobabies (ages 15 months - 3 years with caregiver; 9:15 - 9:55 am); Circrobatics (ages 3 - 6, 10 - 10:45 am), Faerie Tale Theater (ages 3 - 6, 10:55 - 11:40 am), Circobatics (ages 5 - 8, 11:45 am - 12:30 pm), and Cirque+ (ages 7 to 12, 12:35 - 1:30pm)

​

After-School classes for ages 6 - 14 begin March 24 and will run for eight weeks this spring, culminating in a “Share Week” May 19 - 22. Most classes run 4:50 -5:50 pm.

​

Stage One classes for ages 6 - 8 include Creative Movement on Mondays, Circus I on Tuesdays, Slapstick Theater on Wednesdays and Story Theater from Around the World on Thursdays.

​

Stage Two classes for ages 9 - 11 include Intro to Scene Study on Mondays, Circus II on Tuesdays, Exploring Characters Through Theater Improv on Wednesdays, and Musical Theater (ages 9 to 14) on Thursdays

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Stage Three classes for ages 12 - 14 include Comic Acting on Mondays (4:30 - 6pm), Intro to Scenic Design on Wednesdays (4:30 - 6pm), and Musical Theater on Thursdays (ages 9 to 14, 4:50 - 5:50 pm.) 

​

Middletown Public School students may complement their class experience with Oddbridge, an extended day program which provides transport from Middletown schools to the Playhouse, a snack, and supervised arts activities, games and homework help before classes start. Oddbridge extends throughout the school year, providing special programs and field trips on early dismissal days or days when regular Oddfellows’ classes are not in session.

​

Our regular season will conclude with a special Oddbridge Mini Production, Robin Hood and the Sherwood Circus. This is a  2 week theater adventure for kids ages 6 to 14, with transportation provided directly from Middletown Public Schools (drop off option available for home schoolers or students from other school districts). Rehearsals will run May 27 - June 5 , Monday through Friday, 4:30 - 6 pm (8 days), with performances Thursday, June 5 and Friday, June 6 at 7 pm.

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For more details on times, tuition and class descriptions, please go to www.oddfellows.org. If you have specific questions, email info@oddfellows.org or call (860) 347-6143. Financial Aid is available for all programs. It is Playhouse policy that the arts should be available to every young person regardless of ability to pay - no one is turned away for lack of funds.

​

Oddfellows Playhouse, founded in 1975, is Connecticut’s oldest and largest performing arts program for young people. Oddfellows programs are made possible with support from the Middletown Commission on the Arts; Connecticut Office of the Arts/DECD; City of Middletown; The Fund for Greater Hartford; American Savings Foundation; State of Connecticut Judicial Branch (Youth Violence Prevention); Middletown Youth Services Bureau; Community Foundation of Middlesex County; Liberty Bank Foundation; Middletown Health Department; Middlesex United Way; CHEFA Nonprofit Grant; and many generous individual donors.

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 Spring into Art at Susan Powell Fine Art

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March 7 – April 26, 2025

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Celebrate the changing season with Spring into Art, a breathtaking exhibition featuring works by twenty-five award-winning artists. This vibrant collection explores light in fresh and dynamic ways, offering unique perspectives across a variety of subjects, including  landscapes, seascapes, still lifes, florals, and figurative works.

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With each brushstroke, these talented artists push creative boundaries—refining, exploring, and redefining beauty in exciting new ways. Whether you're drawn to serene coastal scenes, rich floral compositions, or masterful figurative works, Spring into Art offers something for every art lover.

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Participating artists include  Thomas Adkins, Kathy Anderson, Del-Bourree Bach, Paul Batch, Paul Beebe, Zufar Bikbov, Kelly Birkenruth, Grace DeVito, David Dunlop, Laurie Flaherty, Vincent Giarrano, Brittany Haynes, Eric Jacobsen, Susan Jositas, Jim Laurino, Sarah Stifler Lucas, Jonathan McPhillips, Leonard Mizerek, Larry Preston, Deborah Quinn-Munson, Shauna Shane, Jeanne Rosier Smith, Kyle Stuckey, Katie Swatland, Laura Westlake, and Christopher Zhang.

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The exhibition is on view through  April 26, 2025. Visit us at  Susan Powell Fine Art , open  Tuesday–Saturday, 11 AM – 5 PM , or by appointment.

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Shoreline Arts Alliance is hosting its 41st Annual Future Choices program, a Visual Arts Competition and Exhibition for High School Students in a new location with a new addition to the exhibit. This year’s juried art show will take place Flat Rock Gallery located at 314 Flat Rock Place in Westbrook, Suites F135 and F140 from March 28 – April 11 and April 16 – April 27. A new addition to this year’s art show will be a special exhibit of artwork submitted by art educators in our 24-town region.

​

Spectrum Art Gallery and Artisans Store of Centerbrook presents Good Morning/Good Night, an exploration of the beauty found in the transitions between day and night. From the soft glow of morning light to the mysteries of evening, this show highlights how light and shadow shift throughout the day, inspiring both contemplation and creativity. The exhibition opened on March 21 and runs through May 3 at Spectrum Art Gallery, 61 Main St., Centerbrook, Connecticut.

​

This exhibition features both new and returning artists whose work captures the interplay of light and darkness. Among the featured painters is Beth Pite, whose dynamic, color-infused pastels vibrate with movement and energy. Barbara Rossitto explores the interplay between realism and abstraction in her evocative pieces; she works in oil, watercolor and pastel with a variety of subjects, mainly representational.

​

Joining is also Dianne Gorrick, an award-winning artist known for her luminous depictions of the ever changing light of clouds as they move from night to day. Other painters showcasing their unique interpretations of this theme include Vivian Zoë, an artist and arts educator with a varied background who shows colorful works in oil, while Tatiana Ferraro presents a new watercolor mountainous landscape. Diane Rubacha offers new relief prints, and Ned Farrell, a painter and calligrapher, shows several celestial works in oil and mixed media. Sean Carney is an award-winning artist with a unique style that specializes in painting with Minwax wood stain and a Dremel.

​

Tom Swimm returns to Spectrum. Born and raised on the East Coast, he resettled in Southern California and was inspired by the landscape of Laguna. His work is recognizable for its exceptional use of light and color. With numerous exhibits and awards and several illustrated children’s books to his credit, his painting methods have been included in several art instruction books. Lori Neumann, a versatile artist from Connecticut, specializes in oils, acrylics, and pastels. Educated at the Lyme Academy of Fine Arts, she is known for her plein air paintings using a palette knife, capturing rural New England landscapes and farm animals at dawn and dusk.

​

Laurel Hoynoski, a Connecticut-based artist, is new to Spectrum Gallery and primarily works with oils,

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focusing on birds, landscapes, and still life. Mary Alice Landry, an artist deeply connected with nature,

​

creates vibrant paintings depicting wildlife and landscapes, ranging from abstract realism to whimsy. A staunch advocate for both wild and domestic animal rights, she actively participates in conservation

​

efforts and animal welfare. Jean Watson, also new to the Gallery, paints landscapes, seascapes, still life, birds, flowers, and animals using oils, pastels and cold wax.

​

Mark Bavolack, who had a fulfilling career in commercial printing and color retouching, embraced painting as a creative outlet several years back. He has a passion for color and beauty and continually seeks to expand his skills through the experiences of others, using the canvas to express his artistic vision. Nita Vitaliano works primarily in acrylics to create landscapes, seascapes, and florals, with a recent focus on birch trees. Kim McGennis, a multifaceted artist and educator, has dedicated her life to exploring and expressing the interconnectedness of humanity through art and explores painting, drawing, photography, and unique hand-painted furniture. She has created numerous mini-paintings for the show.

​

Other favorite Spectrum painters and mixed media artists include Rosemary Gates, Molly Waite Lund, Linda McCarthy, Maria Johnson, Jena Maki, Jeanette Delmore, Carol Courtney, Sabely Peralta and Christian Kunze. Eileen Clark, also a sea glass jeweler who has now turned to mixed media showcases for the show a stunning crystal, pebbles and gemstone piece called, Luminous. Don Carter and Dora Dylanne-Reyes who have a unique vision again present several graphic design pieces of birds interacting with and enjoying desserts!

​

Among the photographers exhibiting in Good Morning/Good Night is Bryn Souza, an award-winning photographer who has exhibited throughout New England. Although her primary focus is landscape photography, she is also an experienced pet photographer with her work featured on MarthaStewart.com, Today.com, and USA Today. Also new to Spectrum is Geneva Renegar, renowned for her vivid portrayals of the state’s landscapes, from shoreline vistas to historic dairy farms. Known for her early morning “Sunrise Sequence”sessions, she has been featured in exclusive exhibits throughout Connecticut, with her work also in the International Traveling Exhibition “Water, Water, Everywhere” highlighting the significance of water as a dwindling resource.

​

Robert Thomas, a returning favorite photographer at Spectrum, is known for his ability to capture dramatic landscapes and fleeting light in exquisite compositions. Jake Barba returns with a new work on metal. His preferred subject matters range from landscapes to wildlife and travel photography to astrophotography. Dianne Roberts also presents a unique composition called Window that captures a sunset through an interior window. George Fellner, a fine art photographer, returns to Spectrum Gallery to unveil new work including a stunning aurora borealis image and a church in Iceland located on a small piece of land in the middle of a large body of water. And Luke Giroux presents his latest photographic interpretation of a location at sunrise and sunset.

​

Other talented photographers in this exhibit include David Zeleznik, an underwater and nature photographer based in Essex presenting lunar and solar images. Carole Drong, new to Spectrum,is a versatile photographer and graphic designer whose compelling photographs have been featured in calendars, magazines, and brochures. Gary Connolly, also new to the Gallery, is an award-winning photographer, who captures for the Good Morning/Good Night show a powerful image of a total solar eclipse. And Donna Spencer drawn to photography for its expressive potential in capturing animals, flowers, and natural scenes presents a primarily black and white waterscape for the show.

​

Visitors will also find an exciting collection of fine artisans’ works, including handmade jewelry, glass, pottery, textiles, and home décor available at the Spectrum Artisans Store. These include clothing and fabric artisans Dale Gardner-Fox and Anna Mastropolo; potter Hannah Leckman, and ceramicist Niko Scharer. Roger Harvey, new to Spectrum is a wood turner, who crafts his pieces on a lathe using primarily local wood destined for disposal. He specializes in spalted wood, which features unique patterns created by fungal activity during the early stages of decay.

​

Carol Hawes rekindled her passion for art after retirement, exploring air-dried clay and watercolor, to create mini-sculptures of pets, birds and other animals. Marianne Dietz offers whimsical collages of bunnies and flowers; Diana Eastwood shows memorable paper folding art books. Kate Street presents innovative mixed-media home décor items created with resin, mica pigments, shells, beads, gold leaf, and paint. Leigh Graham, a lifelong fiber artist from Western Connecticut, creates dramatic textile and bead embroidery jewelry. Her beadwork, characterized by vibrant colors and intricate textures, features unique jewelry designs that never repeat.

​

Elaine Sych presents her intricate fabric bags and playful seasonal critters, while Maureen Maalouf offers painted seasonal glassware. Lynelle Abel, a pressed flower artist, shows several botanical prints and keepsakes encased in glass and ready to hang. Michelle Beauford is a fiber artist who specializes in crocheted items, a skill she learned as a young child from her mother. She creates a variety of shawls, wraps, baby blankets, and more in bright color palettes. Sharon Lee Mullen-Reynolds, a former art teacher, crafts Frida Kaholo-inspired spring headbands. Maryann Flick presents new seasonal-stained glass work, perfect for the upcoming holidays. Linda Saucier and Lisa Fatone offer striking handcrafted jewelry, with Fatone also showcasing mini-paintings in acrylic on wood panel.

​

Innovative jewelry design is well represented by Beth Terhaar, Joanna Biskupski, Gloria Nilsson, Sandra Huber, Kristie Foss, and Barbara Hernandez-Froehlich who offers new jewelry pieces, rosaries, and charms.

​

In this class learn to create layers of soft pastels to build up a recognizable image or object. Blocking in values from light to dark and understanding light to hard application on paper. In the beginning of class, simple still life set ups will be used i.e. two pieces of fruit in a bowl, etc. The light source and an investigation of color ranges that can be applied to any given object will also be explored. There will be demonstrations of techniques that will help all levels. Pastels are a wonderful opportunity for those who want to continue to hone their drawing skills with the new dimension of color. Finally, fixative spraying will be reviewed including how many layers are necessary. The last two classes will focus on one more complicated still life set up in an effort to create a completed piece of artwork. Material list available upon registration.

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Chris Kunze graduated from Rhode Island School of Design with a BFA in Painting/Illustration. He has had a long & successful career in Advertising and Promotion. His illustrations and designs have been used in books, magazines, newspapers, product packaging and logo design.

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Chris’ fine art has always remained important throughout his career as a commercial artist.

​

He has had many solo and group shows in New York City, Westchester County and lower Connecticut, showcasing his oil paintings, watercolors and illustrations. Chris was part of an ongoing show at the Arthur Kalaher Fine Art in Sag Harbor, NY from 2011-2019. In 2018 he had a solo show of his watercolors at Teatown Lake Reservation.

​

In 2019 Chris began his participation in Arthouse.NYC’s “Healthcare Heroes Show”.

​

He has memorialized several healthcare workers who lost their lives during the height of the Covid pandemic. These oil portraits were given to their families and were on view at the

​

Big Plaza Screen in New York City.

​

Teaching is a passion that has come to the forefront in the past 15 years for Chris. He has been teaching a plethora of subjects among them drawing, oil painting, watercolors, and more at local Westchester art schools. He is currently teaching at Scarsdale Adult School.

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Chris grew up in Europe and Westchester County. He currently resides in Salem, Connecticut.

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Caleb Hudson will astound us once again in the 34th season finale with his new ensemble, Triple Cortado, playing arrangements of standard repertoire in a miraculous trio of trumpet, trombone and piano. It might sound edgy to arrange Mendelssohn’s perfect Piano Trio in D minor, for example, for such an unlikely ensemble; again, we’re just turning the dial back to an old, common practice of arranging great music for whatever ensemble is at hand.

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Artists

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Triple Cortado Trio 

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Caleb Hudson, trumpet 

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Achilles Liarmakopoulos, trombone 

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Ahmed Alom, piano 

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Program Summary

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Felix Mendelssohn, Trio 1 in D minor, Op. 49 

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Johann Strauss, Die Fledermaus Overture 

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Leonard Bernstein, from West Side Story 

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Works by: 

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Pixinguinha 

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Pablo de Sarasate 

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and others 

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The Wallingford Symphony Orchestra's upcoming concert will feature an extraordinary lineup of music and performances, celebrating the power and diversity of orchestral and vocal works.

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Kariné Poghosyan, a renowned pianist, will dazzle the audience with her brilliant performance of Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin, one of the most iconic American compositions. Kariné’s virtuosity will also shine through in 100th Anniversary 2024, a special piece showcasing her immense talent.

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Joining her on stage is Hayes Greenfield, CRH'75, playing the tenor saxophone in a medley of jazz standards that pays tribute to the legendary work of Duke Ellington. His performance, featuring pieces such as Don’t Get Around Much Anymore, It Don’t Mean A Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing), and Sophisticated Lady, will transport the audience into the heart of the Big Band era.

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Susan Yankee, the esteemed WSO vocalist, will grace the stage with her beautiful voice, accompanied by Miguel Angel Vasquez, Wallingford’s rising star, whose powerful baritone voice will bring the Broadway hits of Elton John to life, including songs like Can You Feel the Love Tonight, Hakuna Matata, and I Just Can’t Wait to Be King from The Lion King, as well as songs from Wicked, such as Defying Gravity and Popular.

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The concert will also feature a performance by Ian Li, the 2025 First Prize Winner of the Mitchel Family Fund String Competition, performing Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47 by Jean Sibelius. Ian’s stunning interpretation of the first movement, Allegro Moderato, will captivate the audience and highlight his remarkable talent.

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The concert’s opening will be marked by the stirring Fanfare for the Common Man by Aaron Copland, followed by Golden Jubilee March by John Philip Sousa and Jubel (Jubilation) Overture by Carl Maria von Weber, all setting the stage for a vibrant and uplifting evening.

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As a grand finale, A Salute to the Big Bands, arranged by Calvin Custer, will bring a whirlwind of jazz favorites, including Sing, Sing, Sing and Pennsylvania 6-5000, with Hayes Greenfield once again captivating the audience with his tenor saxophone performance.

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This evening promises a rich and diverse musical journey, from classical masterpieces to Broadway hits and the timeless swing of the Big Bands. Don’t miss this extraordinary celebration of music, talent, and artistry!

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Shoreline Arts Alliance is hosting its 41st Annual Future Choices program, a Visual Arts Competition and Exhibition for High School Students in a new location with a new addition to the exhibit. This year’s juried art show will take place Flat Rock Gallery located at 314 Flat Rock Place in Westbrook, Suites F135 and F140 from March 28 – April 11 and April 16 – April 27. A new addition to this year’s art show will be a special exhibit of artwork submitted by art educators in our 24-town region.

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Spectrum Art Gallery and Artisans Store of Centerbrook presents Good Morning/Good Night, an exploration of the beauty found in the transitions between day and night. From the soft glow of morning light to the mysteries of evening, this show highlights how light and shadow shift throughout the day, inspiring both contemplation and creativity. The exhibition opened on March 21 and runs through May 3 at Spectrum Art Gallery, 61 Main St., Centerbrook, Connecticut.

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This exhibition features both new and returning artists whose work captures the interplay of light and darkness. Among the featured painters is Beth Pite, whose dynamic, color-infused pastels vibrate with movement and energy. Barbara Rossitto explores the interplay between realism and abstraction in her evocative pieces; she works in oil, watercolor and pastel with a variety of subjects, mainly representational.

​

Joining is also Dianne Gorrick, an award-winning artist known for her luminous depictions of the ever changing light of clouds as they move from night to day. Other painters showcasing their unique interpretations of this theme include Vivian Zoë, an artist and arts educator with a varied background who shows colorful works in oil, while Tatiana Ferraro presents a new watercolor mountainous landscape. Diane Rubacha offers new relief prints, and Ned Farrell, a painter and calligrapher, shows several celestial works in oil and mixed media. Sean Carney is an award-winning artist with a unique style that specializes in painting with Minwax wood stain and a Dremel.

​

Tom Swimm returns to Spectrum. Born and raised on the East Coast, he resettled in Southern California and was inspired by the landscape of Laguna. His work is recognizable for its exceptional use of light and color. With numerous exhibits and awards and several illustrated children’s books to his credit, his painting methods have been included in several art instruction books. Lori Neumann, a versatile artist from Connecticut, specializes in oils, acrylics, and pastels. Educated at the Lyme Academy of Fine Arts, she is known for her plein air paintings using a palette knife, capturing rural New England landscapes and farm animals at dawn and dusk.

​

Laurel Hoynoski, a Connecticut-based artist, is new to Spectrum Gallery and primarily works with oils,

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focusing on birds, landscapes, and still life. Mary Alice Landry, an artist deeply connected with nature,

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creates vibrant paintings depicting wildlife and landscapes, ranging from abstract realism to whimsy. A staunch advocate for both wild and domestic animal rights, she actively participates in conservation

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efforts and animal welfare. Jean Watson, also new to the Gallery, paints landscapes, seascapes, still life, birds, flowers, and animals using oils, pastels and cold wax.

​

Mark Bavolack, who had a fulfilling career in commercial printing and color retouching, embraced painting as a creative outlet several years back. He has a passion for color and beauty and continually seeks to expand his skills through the experiences of others, using the canvas to express his artistic vision. Nita Vitaliano works primarily in acrylics to create landscapes, seascapes, and florals, with a recent focus on birch trees. Kim McGennis, a multifaceted artist and educator, has dedicated her life to exploring and expressing the interconnectedness of humanity through art and explores painting, drawing, photography, and unique hand-painted furniture. She has created numerous mini-paintings for the show.

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Other favorite Spectrum painters and mixed media artists include Rosemary Gates, Molly Waite Lund, Linda McCarthy, Maria Johnson, Jena Maki, Jeanette Delmore, Carol Courtney, Sabely Peralta and Christian Kunze. Eileen Clark, also a sea glass jeweler who has now turned to mixed media showcases for the show a stunning crystal, pebbles and gemstone piece called, Luminous. Don Carter and Dora Dylanne-Reyes who have a unique vision again present several graphic design pieces of birds interacting with and enjoying desserts!

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Among the photographers exhibiting in Good Morning/Good Night is Bryn Souza, an award-winning photographer who has exhibited throughout New England. Although her primary focus is landscape photography, she is also an experienced pet photographer with her work featured on MarthaStewart.com, Today.com, and USA Today. Also new to Spectrum is Geneva Renegar, renowned for her vivid portrayals of the state’s landscapes, from shoreline vistas to historic dairy farms. Known for her early morning “Sunrise Sequence”sessions, she has been featured in exclusive exhibits throughout Connecticut, with her work also in the International Traveling Exhibition “Water, Water, Everywhere” highlighting the significance of water as a dwindling resource.

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Robert Thomas, a returning favorite photographer at Spectrum, is known for his ability to capture dramatic landscapes and fleeting light in exquisite compositions. Jake Barba returns with a new work on metal. His preferred subject matters range from landscapes to wildlife and travel photography to astrophotography. Dianne Roberts also presents a unique composition called Window that captures a sunset through an interior window. George Fellner, a fine art photographer, returns to Spectrum Gallery to unveil new work including a stunning aurora borealis image and a church in Iceland located on a small piece of land in the middle of a large body of water. And Luke Giroux presents his latest photographic interpretation of a location at sunrise and sunset.

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Other talented photographers in this exhibit include David Zeleznik, an underwater and nature photographer based in Essex presenting lunar and solar images. Carole Drong, new to Spectrum,is a versatile photographer and graphic designer whose compelling photographs have been featured in calendars, magazines, and brochures. Gary Connolly, also new to the Gallery, is an award-winning photographer, who captures for the Good Morning/Good Night show a powerful image of a total solar eclipse. And Donna Spencer drawn to photography for its expressive potential in capturing animals, flowers, and natural scenes presents a primarily black and white waterscape for the show.

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Visitors will also find an exciting collection of fine artisans’ works, including handmade jewelry, glass, pottery, textiles, and home décor available at the Spectrum Artisans Store. These include clothing and fabric artisans Dale Gardner-Fox and Anna Mastropolo; potter Hannah Leckman, and ceramicist Niko Scharer. Roger Harvey, new to Spectrum is a wood turner, who crafts his pieces on a lathe using primarily local wood destined for disposal. He specializes in spalted wood, which features unique patterns created by fungal activity during the early stages of decay.

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Carol Hawes rekindled her passion for art after retirement, exploring air-dried clay and watercolor, to create mini-sculptures of pets, birds and other animals. Marianne Dietz offers whimsical collages of bunnies and flowers; Diana Eastwood shows memorable paper folding art books. Kate Street presents innovative mixed-media home décor items created with resin, mica pigments, shells, beads, gold leaf, and paint. Leigh Graham, a lifelong fiber artist from Western Connecticut, creates dramatic textile and bead embroidery jewelry. Her beadwork, characterized by vibrant colors and intricate textures, features unique jewelry designs that never repeat.

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Elaine Sych presents her intricate fabric bags and playful seasonal critters, while Maureen Maalouf offers painted seasonal glassware. Lynelle Abel, a pressed flower artist, shows several botanical prints and keepsakes encased in glass and ready to hang. Michelle Beauford is a fiber artist who specializes in crocheted items, a skill she learned as a young child from her mother. She creates a variety of shawls, wraps, baby blankets, and more in bright color palettes. Sharon Lee Mullen-Reynolds, a former art teacher, crafts Frida Kaholo-inspired spring headbands. Maryann Flick presents new seasonal-stained glass work, perfect for the upcoming holidays. Linda Saucier and Lisa Fatone offer striking handcrafted jewelry, with Fatone also showcasing mini-paintings in acrylic on wood panel.

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Innovative jewelry design is well represented by Beth Terhaar, Joanna Biskupski, Gloria Nilsson, Sandra Huber, Kristie Foss, and Barbara Hernandez-Froehlich who offers new jewelry pieces, rosaries, and charms.

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This creative writing class invites participants to explore their personal experiences, dreams, and reflections on life through short stories, poetry, and personal essays. Whether you want to write about past adventures, future aspirations, or cherished relationships, this class will guide you with fun exercises that make storytelling accessible and enjoyable. Techniques and exercises used in class will be memory mapping (turning life events into stories); sensory writing (using the five senses to bring stories to life) and character building (drawing inspiration from real-life people). Suggested material list available upon registration.

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This creative writing class invites participants to explore their personal experiences, dreams, and reflections on life through short stories, poetry, and personal essays. Whether you want to write about past adventures, future aspirations, or cherished relationships, this class will guide you with fun exercises that make storytelling accessible and enjoyable. Techniques and exercises used in class will be memory mapping (turning life events into stories); sensory writing (using the five senses to bring stories to life) and character building (drawing inspiration from real-life people). Suggested material list available upon registration.

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Sarah Elliott-Caratasios is a dedicated social worker, author, and advocate with a background in psychology and gerontology. As the director of a senior center, she is passionate about creating programs that promote healthy aging, reduce isolation, and connect older adults with vital resources. Her work focuses on empowering individuals across the lifespan, ensuring they have the support and community they need to thrive.

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An accomplished author, Sarah has written children’s books that spark imagination, wellness journals that guide women on their self-care journeys, and cookbooks that celebrate nourishing, heartfelt meals. She is also a self-proclaimed chef, finding joy in creating delicious meals that bring families together. In addition, Sarah offers online courses where she teaches practical, holistic approaches to self-care, wellness, and aging.

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She believes in the transformative power of storytelling and teaches creative writing workshops at Spectrum Art Gallery, including “Creative Writing for the Fabulous 50 & Up: Stories of a Life Well-Lived” for older adults and shortly will also launch with Spectrum a writing program for children called “Imagination Ink: A Writing & Art Adventure”.

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Sarah wears many hats—balancing her social work, writing, teaching, and online courses with running her family’s restaurant alongside her wonderful husband. A devoted mother of four and a proud dog mom to two rescue pups, she finds joy in nature, lifelong learning, and community building. Guided by her motto—“You never know what tomorrow will bring, and I’d rather try and fail than live with regret”—Sarah approaches life with passion, purpose, and an open heart.

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Dates: Sunday, March 30; April 6, 13, 27 and May 4th

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This creative writing class invites participants to explore their personal experiences, dreams, and reflections on life through short stories, poetry, and personal essays. Whether you want to write about past adventures, future aspirations, or cherished relationships, this class will guide you with fun exercises that make storytelling accessible and enjoyable. Techniques and exercises used in class will be memory mapping (turning life events into stories); sensory writing (using the five senses to bring stories to life) and character building (drawing inspiration from real-life people).  Suggested material list available upon registration.

​

Sarah Elliott-Caratasios is a dedicated social worker, author, and advocate with a background in psychology and gerontology. As the director of a senior center, she is passionate about creating programs that promote healthy aging, reduce isolation, and connect older adults with vital resources. Her work focuses on empowering individuals across the lifespan, ensuring they have the support and community they need to thrive.

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An accomplished author, Sarah has written children’s books that spark imagination, wellness journals that guide women on their self-care journeys, and cookbooks that celebrate nourishing, heartfelt meals. She is also a self-proclaimed chef, finding joy in creating delicious meals that bring families together. In addition, Sarah offers online courses where she teaches practical, holistic approaches to self-care, wellness, and aging.

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She believes in the transformative power of storytelling and teaches creative writing workshops at Spectrum Art Gallery, including “Creative Writing for the Fabulous 50 & Up: Stories of a Life Well-Lived” for older adults and shortly will also launch with Spectrum a writing program for children called “Imagination Ink: A Writing & Art Adventure”.

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Sarah wears many hats—balancing her social work, writing, teaching, and online courses with running her family’s restaurant alongside her wonderful husband. A devoted mother of four and a proud dog mom to two rescue pups, she finds joy in nature, lifelong learning, and community building. Guided by her motto—“You never know what tomorrow will bring, and I’d rather try and fail than live with regret”—Sarah approaches life with passion, purpose, and an open heart.

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Dates: Sunday, March 30; April 6, 13, 27 and May 4th

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Caleb Hudson will astound us once again in the 34th season finale with his new ensemble, Triple Cortado, playing arrangements of standard repertoire in a miraculous trio of trumpet, trombone and piano. It might sound edgy to arrange Mendelssohn’s perfect Piano Trio in D minor, for example, for such an unlikely ensemble; again, we’re just turning the dial back to an old, common practice of arranging great music for whatever ensemble is at hand.

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Artists

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Triple Cortado Trio 

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Caleb Hudson, trumpet 

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Achilles Liarmakopoulos, trombone 

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Ahmed Alom, piano 

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Program Summary

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Felix Mendelssohn, Trio 1 in D minor, Op. 49 

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Johann Strauss, Die Fledermaus Overture 

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Leonard Bernstein, from West Side Story 

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Works by: 

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Pixinguinha 

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Pablo de Sarasate 

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and others 

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Registration is now open for Spring Programs at Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theater located at 128 Washington Street in Middletown! Beginning March 22, weekly classes in theater, dance, circus, and visual arts will be offered for toddlers to 20 year olds.

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Saturday Classes with Meg Berritta begin on March 22 and serve children from 15 months to eight years old. Classes include Acrobabies (ages 15 months - 3 years with caregiver; 9:15 - 9:55 am); Circrobatics (ages 3 - 6, 10 - 10:45 am), Faerie Tale Theater (ages 3 - 6, 10:55 - 11:40 am), Circobatics (ages 5 - 8, 11:45 am - 12:30 pm), and Cirque+ (ages 7 to 12, 12:35 - 1:30pm)

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After-School classes for ages 6 - 14 begin March 24 and will run for eight weeks this spring, culminating in a “Share Week” May 19 - 22. Most classes run 4:50 -5:50 pm.

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Stage One classes for ages 6 - 8 include Creative Movement on Mondays, Circus I on Tuesdays, Slapstick Theater on Wednesdays and Story Theater from Around the World on Thursdays.

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Stage Two classes for ages 9 - 11 include Intro to Scene Study on Mondays, Circus II on Tuesdays, Exploring Characters Through Theater Improv on Wednesdays, and Musical Theater (ages 9 to 14) on Thursdays

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Stage Three classes for ages 12 - 14 include Comic Acting on Mondays (4:30 - 6pm), Intro to Scenic Design on Wednesdays (4:30 - 6pm), and Musical Theater on Thursdays (ages 9 to 14, 4:50 - 5:50 pm.) 

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Middletown Public School students may complement their class experience with Oddbridge, an extended day program which provides transport from Middletown schools to the Playhouse, a snack, and supervised arts activities, games and homework help before classes start. Oddbridge extends throughout the school year, providing special programs and field trips on early dismissal days or days when regular Oddfellows’ classes are not in session.

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Our regular season will conclude with a special Oddbridge Mini Production, Robin Hood and the Sherwood Circus. This is a  2 week theater adventure for kids ages 6 to 14, with transportation provided directly from Middletown Public Schools (drop off option available for home schoolers or students from other school districts). Rehearsals will run May 27 - June 5 , Monday through Friday, 4:30 - 6 pm (8 days), with performances Thursday, June 5 and Friday, June 6 at 7 pm.

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For more details on times, tuition and class descriptions, please go to www.oddfellows.org. If you have specific questions, email info@oddfellows.org or call (860) 347-6143. Financial Aid is available for all programs. It is Playhouse policy that the arts should be available to every young person regardless of ability to pay - no one is turned away for lack of funds.

​

Oddfellows Playhouse, founded in 1975, is Connecticut’s oldest and largest performing arts program for young people. Oddfellows programs are made possible with support from the Middletown Commission on the Arts; Connecticut Office of the Arts/DECD; City of Middletown; The Fund for Greater Hartford; American Savings Foundation; State of Connecticut Judicial Branch (Youth Violence Prevention); Middletown Youth Services Bureau; Community Foundation of Middlesex County; Liberty Bank Foundation; Middletown Health Department; Middlesex United Way; CHEFA Nonprofit Grant; and many generous individual donors.

​

Registration is now open for Spring Programs at Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theater located at 128 Washington Street in Middletown! Beginning March 22, weekly classes in theater, dance, circus, and visual arts will be offered for toddlers to 20 year olds.

​

Saturday Classes with Meg Berritta begin on March 22 and serve children from 15 months to eight years old. Classes include Acrobabies (ages 15 months - 3 years with caregiver; 9:15 - 9:55 am); Circrobatics (ages 3 - 6, 10 - 10:45 am), Faerie Tale Theater (ages 3 - 6, 10:55 - 11:40 am), Circobatics (ages 5 - 8, 11:45 am - 12:30 pm), and Cirque+ (ages 7 to 12, 12:35 - 1:30pm)

​

After-School classes for ages 6 - 14 begin March 24 and will run for eight weeks this spring, culminating in a “Share Week” May 19 - 22. Most classes run 4:50 -5:50 pm.

​

Stage One classes for ages 6 - 8 include Creative Movement on Mondays, Circus I on Tuesdays, Slapstick Theater on Wednesdays and Story Theater from Around the World on Thursdays.

​

Stage Two classes for ages 9 - 11 include Intro to Scene Study on Mondays, Circus II on Tuesdays, Exploring Characters Through Theater Improv on Wednesdays, and Musical Theater (ages 9 to 14) on Thursdays

​

Stage Three classes for ages 12 - 14 include Comic Acting on Mondays (4:30 - 6pm), Intro to Scenic Design on Wednesdays (4:30 - 6pm), and Musical Theater on Thursdays (ages 9 to 14, 4:50 - 5:50 pm.) 

​

Middletown Public School students may complement their class experience with Oddbridge, an extended day program which provides transport from Middletown schools to the Playhouse, a snack, and supervised arts activities, games and homework help before classes start. Oddbridge extends throughout the school year, providing special programs and field trips on early dismissal days or days when regular Oddfellows’ classes are not in session.

​

Our regular season will conclude with a special Oddbridge Mini Production, Robin Hood and the Sherwood Circus. This is a  2 week theater adventure for kids ages 6 to 14, with transportation provided directly from Middletown Public Schools (drop off option available for home schoolers or students from other school districts). Rehearsals will run May 27 - June 5 , Monday through Friday, 4:30 - 6 pm (8 days), with performances Thursday, June 5 and Friday, June 6 at 7 pm.

​

For more details on times, tuition and class descriptions, please go to www.oddfellows.org. If you have specific questions, email info@oddfellows.org or call (860) 347-6143. Financial Aid is available for all programs. It is Playhouse policy that the arts should be available to every young person regardless of ability to pay - no one is turned away for lack of funds.

​

Oddfellows Playhouse, founded in 1975, is Connecticut’s oldest and largest performing arts program for young people. Oddfellows programs are made possible with support from the Middletown Commission on the Arts; Connecticut Office of the Arts/DECD; City of Middletown; The Fund for Greater Hartford; American Savings Foundation; State of Connecticut Judicial Branch (Youth Violence Prevention); Middletown Youth Services Bureau; Community Foundation of Middlesex County; Liberty Bank Foundation; Middletown Health Department; Middlesex United Way; CHEFA Nonprofit Grant; and many generous individual donors.

​

Registration is now open for Spring Programs at Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theater located at 128 Washington Street in Middletown! Beginning March 22, weekly classes in theater, dance, circus, and visual arts will be offered for toddlers to 20 year olds.

​

Saturday Classes with Meg Berritta begin on March 22 and serve children from 15 months to eight years old. Classes include Acrobabies (ages 15 months - 3 years with caregiver; 9:15 - 9:55 am); Circrobatics (ages 3 - 6, 10 - 10:45 am), Faerie Tale Theater (ages 3 - 6, 10:55 - 11:40 am), Circobatics (ages 5 - 8, 11:45 am - 12:30 pm), and Cirque+ (ages 7 to 12, 12:35 - 1:30pm)

​

After-School classes for ages 6 - 14 begin March 24 and will run for eight weeks this spring, culminating in a “Share Week” May 19 - 22. Most classes run 4:50 -5:50 pm.

​

Stage One classes for ages 6 - 8 include Creative Movement on Mondays, Circus I on Tuesdays, Slapstick Theater on Wednesdays and Story Theater from Around the World on Thursdays.

​

Stage Two classes for ages 9 - 11 include Intro to Scene Study on Mondays, Circus II on Tuesdays, Exploring Characters Through Theater Improv on Wednesdays, and Musical Theater (ages 9 to 14) on Thursdays

​

Stage Three classes for ages 12 - 14 include Comic Acting on Mondays (4:30 - 6pm), Intro to Scenic Design on Wednesdays (4:30 - 6pm), and Musical Theater on Thursdays (ages 9 to 14, 4:50 - 5:50 pm.) 

​

Middletown Public School students may complement their class experience with Oddbridge, an extended day program which provides transport from Middletown schools to the Playhouse, a snack, and supervised arts activities, games and homework help before classes start. Oddbridge extends throughout the school year, providing special programs and field trips on early dismissal days or days when regular Oddfellows’ classes are not in session.

​

Our regular season will conclude with a special Oddbridge Mini Production, Robin Hood and the Sherwood Circus. This is a  2 week theater adventure for kids ages 6 to 14, with transportation provided directly from Middletown Public Schools (drop off option available for home schoolers or students from other school districts). Rehearsals will run May 27 - June 5 , Monday through Friday, 4:30 - 6 pm (8 days), with performances Thursday, June 5 and Friday, June 6 at 7 pm.

​

For more details on times, tuition and class descriptions, please go to www.oddfellows.org. If you have specific questions, email info@oddfellows.org or call (860) 347-6143. Financial Aid is available for all programs. It is Playhouse policy that the arts should be available to every young person regardless of ability to pay - no one is turned away for lack of funds.

​

Oddfellows Playhouse, founded in 1975, is Connecticut’s oldest and largest performing arts program for young people. Oddfellows programs are made possible with support from the Middletown Commission on the Arts; Connecticut Office of the Arts/DECD; City of Middletown; The Fund for Greater Hartford; American Savings Foundation; State of Connecticut Judicial Branch (Youth Violence Prevention); Middletown Youth Services Bureau; Community Foundation of Middlesex County; Liberty Bank Foundation; Middletown Health Department; Middlesex United Way; CHEFA Nonprofit Grant; and many generous individual donors.

​

Registration is now open for Spring Programs at Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theater located at 128 Washington Street in Middletown! Beginning March 22, weekly classes in theater, dance, circus, and visual arts will be offered for toddlers to 20 year olds.

​

Saturday Classes with Meg Berritta begin on March 22 and serve children from 15 months to eight years old. Classes include Acrobabies (ages 15 months - 3 years with caregiver; 9:15 - 9:55 am); Circrobatics (ages 3 - 6, 10 - 10:45 am), Faerie Tale Theater (ages 3 - 6, 10:55 - 11:40 am), Circobatics (ages 5 - 8, 11:45 am - 12:30 pm), and Cirque+ (ages 7 to 12, 12:35 - 1:30pm)

​

After-School classes for ages 6 - 14 begin March 24 and will run for eight weeks this spring, culminating in a “Share Week” May 19 - 22. Most classes run 4:50 -5:50 pm.

​

Stage One classes for ages 6 - 8 include Creative Movement on Mondays, Circus I on Tuesdays, Slapstick Theater on Wednesdays and Story Theater from Around the World on Thursdays.

​

Stage Two classes for ages 9 - 11 include Intro to Scene Study on Mondays, Circus II on Tuesdays, Exploring Characters Through Theater Improv on Wednesdays, and Musical Theater (ages 9 to 14) on Thursdays

​

Stage Three classes for ages 12 - 14 include Comic Acting on Mondays (4:30 - 6pm), Intro to Scenic Design on Wednesdays (4:30 - 6pm), and Musical Theater on Thursdays (ages 9 to 14, 4:50 - 5:50 pm.) 

​

Middletown Public School students may complement their class experience with Oddbridge, an extended day program which provides transport from Middletown schools to the Playhouse, a snack, and supervised arts activities, games and homework help before classes start. Oddbridge extends throughout the school year, providing special programs and field trips on early dismissal days or days when regular Oddfellows’ classes are not in session.

​

Our regular season will conclude with a special Oddbridge Mini Production, Robin Hood and the Sherwood Circus. This is a  2 week theater adventure for kids ages 6 to 14, with transportation provided directly from Middletown Public Schools (drop off option available for home schoolers or students from other school districts). Rehearsals will run May 27 - June 5 , Monday through Friday, 4:30 - 6 pm (8 days), with performances Thursday, June 5 and Friday, June 6 at 7 pm.

​

For more details on times, tuition and class descriptions, please go to www.oddfellows.org. If you have specific questions, email info@oddfellows.org or call (860) 347-6143. Financial Aid is available for all programs. It is Playhouse policy that the arts should be available to every young person regardless of ability to pay - no one is turned away for lack of funds.

​

Oddfellows Playhouse, founded in 1975, is Connecticut’s oldest and largest performing arts program for young people. Oddfellows programs are made possible with support from the Middletown Commission on the Arts; Connecticut Office of the Arts/DECD; City of Middletown; The Fund for Greater Hartford; American Savings Foundation; State of Connecticut Judicial Branch (Youth Violence Prevention); Middletown Youth Services Bureau; Community Foundation of Middlesex County; Liberty Bank Foundation; Middletown Health Department; Middlesex United Way; CHEFA Nonprofit Grant; and many generous individual donors.

​

Spectrum Art Gallery and Artisans Store of Centerbrook presents Good Morning/Good Night, an exploration of the beauty found in the transitions between day and night. From the soft glow of morning light to the mysteries of evening, this show highlights how light and shadow shift throughout the day, inspiring both contemplation and creativity. The exhibition opened on March 21 and runs through May 3 at Spectrum Art Gallery, 61 Main St., Centerbrook, Connecticut.

​

This exhibition features both new and returning artists whose work captures the interplay of light and darkness. Among the featured painters is Beth Pite, whose dynamic, color-infused pastels vibrate with movement and energy. Barbara Rossitto explores the interplay between realism and abstraction in her evocative pieces; she works in oil, watercolor and pastel with a variety of subjects, mainly representational.

​

Joining is also Dianne Gorrick, an award-winning artist known for her luminous depictions of the ever changing light of clouds as they move from night to day. Other painters showcasing their unique interpretations of this theme include Vivian Zoë, an artist and arts educator with a varied background who shows colorful works in oil, while Tatiana Ferraro presents a new watercolor mountainous landscape. Diane Rubacha offers new relief prints, and Ned Farrell, a painter and calligrapher, shows several celestial works in oil and mixed media. Sean Carney is an award-winning artist with a unique style that specializes in painting with Minwax wood stain and a Dremel.

​

Tom Swimm returns to Spectrum. Born and raised on the East Coast, he resettled in Southern California and was inspired by the landscape of Laguna. His work is recognizable for its exceptional use of light and color. With numerous exhibits and awards and several illustrated children’s books to his credit, his painting methods have been included in several art instruction books. Lori Neumann, a versatile artist from Connecticut, specializes in oils, acrylics, and pastels. Educated at the Lyme Academy of Fine Arts, she is known for her plein air paintings using a palette knife, capturing rural New England landscapes and farm animals at dawn and dusk.

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Laurel Hoynoski, a Connecticut-based artist, is new to Spectrum Gallery and primarily works with oils,

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focusing on birds, landscapes, and still life. Mary Alice Landry, an artist deeply connected with nature,

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creates vibrant paintings depicting wildlife and landscapes, ranging from abstract realism to whimsy. A staunch advocate for both wild and domestic animal rights, she actively participates in conservation

​

efforts and animal welfare. Jean Watson, also new to the Gallery, paints landscapes, seascapes, still life, birds, flowers, and animals using oils, pastels and cold wax.

​

Mark Bavolack, who had a fulfilling career in commercial printing and color retouching, embraced painting as a creative outlet several years back. He has a passion for color and beauty and continually seeks to expand his skills through the experiences of others, using the canvas to express his artistic vision. Nita Vitaliano works primarily in acrylics to create landscapes, seascapes, and florals, with a recent focus on birch trees. Kim McGennis, a multifaceted artist and educator, has dedicated her life to exploring and expressing the interconnectedness of humanity through art and explores painting, drawing, photography, and unique hand-painted furniture. She has created numerous mini-paintings for the show.

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Other favorite Spectrum painters and mixed media artists include Rosemary Gates, Molly Waite Lund, Linda McCarthy, Maria Johnson, Jena Maki, Jeanette Delmore, Carol Courtney, Sabely Peralta and Christian Kunze. Eileen Clark, also a sea glass jeweler who has now turned to mixed media showcases for the show a stunning crystal, pebbles and gemstone piece called, Luminous. Don Carter and Dora Dylanne-Reyes who have a unique vision again present several graphic design pieces of birds interacting with and enjoying desserts!

​

Among the photographers exhibiting in Good Morning/Good Night is Bryn Souza, an award-winning photographer who has exhibited throughout New England. Although her primary focus is landscape photography, she is also an experienced pet photographer with her work featured on MarthaStewart.com, Today.com, and USA Today. Also new to Spectrum is Geneva Renegar, renowned for her vivid portrayals of the state’s landscapes, from shoreline vistas to historic dairy farms. Known for her early morning “Sunrise Sequence”sessions, she has been featured in exclusive exhibits throughout Connecticut, with her work also in the International Traveling Exhibition “Water, Water, Everywhere” highlighting the significance of water as a dwindling resource.

​

Robert Thomas, a returning favorite photographer at Spectrum, is known for his ability to capture dramatic landscapes and fleeting light in exquisite compositions. Jake Barba returns with a new work on metal. His preferred subject matters range from landscapes to wildlife and travel photography to astrophotography. Dianne Roberts also presents a unique composition called Window that captures a sunset through an interior window. George Fellner, a fine art photographer, returns to Spectrum Gallery to unveil new work including a stunning aurora borealis image and a church in Iceland located on a small piece of land in the middle of a large body of water. And Luke Giroux presents his latest photographic interpretation of a location at sunrise and sunset.

​

Other talented photographers in this exhibit include David Zeleznik, an underwater and nature photographer based in Essex presenting lunar and solar images. Carole Drong, new to Spectrum,is a versatile photographer and graphic designer whose compelling photographs have been featured in calendars, magazines, and brochures. Gary Connolly, also new to the Gallery, is an award-winning photographer, who captures for the Good Morning/Good Night show a powerful image of a total solar eclipse. And Donna Spencer drawn to photography for its expressive potential in capturing animals, flowers, and natural scenes presents a primarily black and white waterscape for the show.

​

Visitors will also find an exciting collection of fine artisans’ works, including handmade jewelry, glass, pottery, textiles, and home décor available at the Spectrum Artisans Store. These include clothing and fabric artisans Dale Gardner-Fox and Anna Mastropolo; potter Hannah Leckman, and ceramicist Niko Scharer. Roger Harvey, new to Spectrum is a wood turner, who crafts his pieces on a lathe using primarily local wood destined for disposal. He specializes in spalted wood, which features unique patterns created by fungal activity during the early stages of decay.

​

Carol Hawes rekindled her passion for art after retirement, exploring air-dried clay and watercolor, to create mini-sculptures of pets, birds and other animals. Marianne Dietz offers whimsical collages of bunnies and flowers; Diana Eastwood shows memorable paper folding art books. Kate Street presents innovative mixed-media home décor items created with resin, mica pigments, shells, beads, gold leaf, and paint. Leigh Graham, a lifelong fiber artist from Western Connecticut, creates dramatic textile and bead embroidery jewelry. Her beadwork, characterized by vibrant colors and intricate textures, features unique jewelry designs that never repeat.

​

Elaine Sych presents her intricate fabric bags and playful seasonal critters, while Maureen Maalouf offers painted seasonal glassware. Lynelle Abel, a pressed flower artist, shows several botanical prints and keepsakes encased in glass and ready to hang. Michelle Beauford is a fiber artist who specializes in crocheted items, a skill she learned as a young child from her mother. She creates a variety of shawls, wraps, baby blankets, and more in bright color palettes. Sharon Lee Mullen-Reynolds, a former art teacher, crafts Frida Kaholo-inspired spring headbands. Maryann Flick presents new seasonal-stained glass work, perfect for the upcoming holidays. Linda Saucier and Lisa Fatone offer striking handcrafted jewelry, with Fatone also showcasing mini-paintings in acrylic on wood panel.

​

Innovative jewelry design is well represented by Beth Terhaar, Joanna Biskupski, Gloria Nilsson, Sandra Huber, Kristie Foss, and Barbara Hernandez-Froehlich who offers new jewelry pieces, rosaries, and charms.

​

Registration is now open for Spring Programs at Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theater located at 128 Washington Street in Middletown! Beginning March 22, weekly classes in theater, dance, circus, and visual arts will be offered for toddlers to 20 year olds.

​

Saturday Classes with Meg Berritta begin on March 22 and serve children from 15 months to eight years old. Classes include Acrobabies (ages 15 months - 3 years with caregiver; 9:15 - 9:55 am); Circrobatics (ages 3 - 6, 10 - 10:45 am), Faerie Tale Theater (ages 3 - 6, 10:55 - 11:40 am), Circobatics (ages 5 - 8, 11:45 am - 12:30 pm), and Cirque+ (ages 7 to 12, 12:35 - 1:30pm)

​

After-School classes for ages 6 - 14 begin March 24 and will run for eight weeks this spring, culminating in a “Share Week” May 19 - 22. Most classes run 4:50 -5:50 pm.

​

Stage One classes for ages 6 - 8 include Creative Movement on Mondays, Circus I on Tuesdays, Slapstick Theater on Wednesdays and Story Theater from Around the World on Thursdays.

​

Stage Two classes for ages 9 - 11 include Intro to Scene Study on Mondays, Circus II on Tuesdays, Exploring Characters Through Theater Improv on Wednesdays, and Musical Theater (ages 9 to 14) on Thursdays

​

Stage Three classes for ages 12 - 14 include Comic Acting on Mondays (4:30 - 6pm), Intro to Scenic Design on Wednesdays (4:30 - 6pm), and Musical Theater on Thursdays (ages 9 to 14, 4:50 - 5:50 pm.) 

​

Middletown Public School students may complement their class experience with Oddbridge, an extended day program which provides transport from Middletown schools to the Playhouse, a snack, and supervised arts activities, games and homework help before classes start. Oddbridge extends throughout the school year, providing special programs and field trips on early dismissal days or days when regular Oddfellows’ classes are not in session.

​

Our regular season will conclude with a special Oddbridge Mini Production, Robin Hood and the Sherwood Circus. This is a  2 week theater adventure for kids ages 6 to 14, with transportation provided directly from Middletown Public Schools (drop off option available for home schoolers or students from other school districts). Rehearsals will run May 27 - June 5 , Monday through Friday, 4:30 - 6 pm (8 days), with performances Thursday, June 5 and Friday, June 6 at 7 pm.

​

For more details on times, tuition and class descriptions, please go to www.oddfellows.org. If you have specific questions, email info@oddfellows.org or call (860) 347-6143. Financial Aid is available for all programs. It is Playhouse policy that the arts should be available to every young person regardless of ability to pay - no one is turned away for lack of funds.

​

Oddfellows Playhouse, founded in 1975, is Connecticut’s oldest and largest performing arts program for young people. Oddfellows programs are made possible with support from the Middletown Commission on the Arts; Connecticut Office of the Arts/DECD; City of Middletown; The Fund for Greater Hartford; American Savings Foundation; State of Connecticut Judicial Branch (Youth Violence Prevention); Middletown Youth Services Bureau; Community Foundation of Middlesex County; Liberty Bank Foundation; Middletown Health Department; Middlesex United Way; CHEFA Nonprofit Grant; and many generous individual donors.

​

Registration is now open for Spring Programs at Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theater located at 128 Washington Street in Middletown! Beginning March 22, weekly classes in theater, dance, circus, and visual arts will be offered for toddlers to 20 year olds.

​

Saturday Classes with Meg Berritta begin on March 22 and serve children from 15 months to eight years old. Classes include Acrobabies (ages 15 months - 3 years with caregiver; 9:15 - 9:55 am); Circrobatics (ages 3 - 6, 10 - 10:45 am), Faerie Tale Theater (ages 3 - 6, 10:55 - 11:40 am), Circobatics (ages 5 - 8, 11:45 am - 12:30 pm), and Cirque+ (ages 7 to 12, 12:35 - 1:30pm)

​

After-School classes for ages 6 - 14 begin March 24 and will run for eight weeks this spring, culminating in a “Share Week” May 19 - 22. Most classes run 4:50 -5:50 pm.

​

Stage One classes for ages 6 - 8 include Creative Movement on Mondays, Circus I on Tuesdays, Slapstick Theater on Wednesdays and Story Theater from Around the World on Thursdays.

​

Stage Two classes for ages 9 - 11 include Intro to Scene Study on Mondays, Circus II on Tuesdays, Exploring Characters Through Theater Improv on Wednesdays, and Musical Theater (ages 9 to 14) on Thursdays

​

Stage Three classes for ages 12 - 14 include Comic Acting on Mondays (4:30 - 6pm), Intro to Scenic Design on Wednesdays (4:30 - 6pm), and Musical Theater on Thursdays (ages 9 to 14, 4:50 - 5:50 pm.) 

​

Middletown Public School students may complement their class experience with Oddbridge, an extended day program which provides transport from Middletown schools to the Playhouse, a snack, and supervised arts activities, games and homework help before classes start. Oddbridge extends throughout the school year, providing special programs and field trips on early dismissal days or days when regular Oddfellows’ classes are not in session.

​

Our regular season will conclude with a special Oddbridge Mini Production, Robin Hood and the Sherwood Circus. This is a  2 week theater adventure for kids ages 6 to 14, with transportation provided directly from Middletown Public Schools (drop off option available for home schoolers or students from other school districts). Rehearsals will run May 27 - June 5 , Monday through Friday, 4:30 - 6 pm (8 days), with performances Thursday, June 5 and Friday, June 6 at 7 pm.

​

For more details on times, tuition and class descriptions, please go to www.oddfellows.org. If you have specific questions, email info@oddfellows.org or call (860) 347-6143. Financial Aid is available for all programs. It is Playhouse policy that the arts should be available to every young person regardless of ability to pay - no one is turned away for lack of funds.

​

Oddfellows Playhouse, founded in 1975, is Connecticut’s oldest and largest performing arts program for young people. Oddfellows programs are made possible with support from the Middletown Commission on the Arts; Connecticut Office of the Arts/DECD; City of Middletown; The Fund for Greater Hartford; American Savings Foundation; State of Connecticut Judicial Branch (Youth Violence Prevention); Middletown Youth Services Bureau; Community Foundation of Middlesex County; Liberty Bank Foundation; Middletown Health Department; Middlesex United Way; CHEFA Nonprofit Grant; and many generous individual donors.

​

Spectrum Art Gallery and Artisans Store of Centerbrook presents Good Morning/Good Night, an exploration of the beauty found in the transitions between day and night. From the soft glow of morning light to the mysteries of evening, this show highlights how light and shadow shift throughout the day, inspiring both contemplation and creativity. The exhibition opened on March 21 and runs through May 3 at Spectrum Art Gallery, 61 Main St., Centerbrook, Connecticut.

​

This exhibition features both new and returning artists whose work captures the interplay of light and darkness. Among the featured painters is Beth Pite, whose dynamic, color-infused pastels vibrate with movement and energy. Barbara Rossitto explores the interplay between realism and abstraction in her evocative pieces; she works in oil, watercolor and pastel with a variety of subjects, mainly representational.

​

Joining is also Dianne Gorrick, an award-winning artist known for her luminous depictions of the ever changing light of clouds as they move from night to day. Other painters showcasing their unique interpretations of this theme include Vivian Zoë, an artist and arts educator with a varied background who shows colorful works in oil, while Tatiana Ferraro presents a new watercolor mountainous landscape. Diane Rubacha offers new relief prints, and Ned Farrell, a painter and calligrapher, shows several celestial works in oil and mixed media. Sean Carney is an award-winning artist with a unique style that specializes in painting with Minwax wood stain and a Dremel.

​

Tom Swimm returns to Spectrum. Born and raised on the East Coast, he resettled in Southern California and was inspired by the landscape of Laguna. His work is recognizable for its exceptional use of light and color. With numerous exhibits and awards and several illustrated children’s books to his credit, his painting methods have been included in several art instruction books. Lori Neumann, a versatile artist from Connecticut, specializes in oils, acrylics, and pastels. Educated at the Lyme Academy of Fine Arts, she is known for her plein air paintings using a palette knife, capturing rural New England landscapes and farm animals at dawn and dusk.

​

Laurel Hoynoski, a Connecticut-based artist, is new to Spectrum Gallery and primarily works with oils,

​

focusing on birds, landscapes, and still life. Mary Alice Landry, an artist deeply connected with nature,

​

creates vibrant paintings depicting wildlife and landscapes, ranging from abstract realism to whimsy. A staunch advocate for both wild and domestic animal rights, she actively participates in conservation

​

efforts and animal welfare. Jean Watson, also new to the Gallery, paints landscapes, seascapes, still life, birds, flowers, and animals using oils, pastels and cold wax.

​

Mark Bavolack, who had a fulfilling career in commercial printing and color retouching, embraced painting as a creative outlet several years back. He has a passion for color and beauty and continually seeks to expand his skills through the experiences of others, using the canvas to express his artistic vision. Nita Vitaliano works primarily in acrylics to create landscapes, seascapes, and florals, with a recent focus on birch trees. Kim McGennis, a multifaceted artist and educator, has dedicated her life to exploring and expressing the interconnectedness of humanity through art and explores painting, drawing, photography, and unique hand-painted furniture. She has created numerous mini-paintings for the show.

​

Other favorite Spectrum painters and mixed media artists include Rosemary Gates, Molly Waite Lund, Linda McCarthy, Maria Johnson, Jena Maki, Jeanette Delmore, Carol Courtney, Sabely Peralta and Christian Kunze. Eileen Clark, also a sea glass jeweler who has now turned to mixed media showcases for the show a stunning crystal, pebbles and gemstone piece called, Luminous. Don Carter and Dora Dylanne-Reyes who have a unique vision again present several graphic design pieces of birds interacting with and enjoying desserts!

​

Among the photographers exhibiting in Good Morning/Good Night is Bryn Souza, an award-winning photographer who has exhibited throughout New England. Although her primary focus is landscape photography, she is also an experienced pet photographer with her work featured on MarthaStewart.com, Today.com, and USA Today. Also new to Spectrum is Geneva Renegar, renowned for her vivid portrayals of the state’s landscapes, from shoreline vistas to historic dairy farms. Known for her early morning “Sunrise Sequence”sessions, she has been featured in exclusive exhibits throughout Connecticut, with her work also in the International Traveling Exhibition “Water, Water, Everywhere” highlighting the significance of water as a dwindling resource.

​

Robert Thomas, a returning favorite photographer at Spectrum, is known for his ability to capture dramatic landscapes and fleeting light in exquisite compositions. Jake Barba returns with a new work on metal. His preferred subject matters range from landscapes to wildlife and travel photography to astrophotography. Dianne Roberts also presents a unique composition called Window that captures a sunset through an interior window. George Fellner, a fine art photographer, returns to Spectrum Gallery to unveil new work including a stunning aurora borealis image and a church in Iceland located on a small piece of land in the middle of a large body of water. And Luke Giroux presents his latest photographic interpretation of a location at sunrise and sunset.

​

Other talented photographers in this exhibit include David Zeleznik, an underwater and nature photographer based in Essex presenting lunar and solar images. Carole Drong, new to Spectrum,is a versatile photographer and graphic designer whose compelling photographs have been featured in calendars, magazines, and brochures. Gary Connolly, also new to the Gallery, is an award-winning photographer, who captures for the Good Morning/Good Night show a powerful image of a total solar eclipse. And Donna Spencer drawn to photography for its expressive potential in capturing animals, flowers, and natural scenes presents a primarily black and white waterscape for the show.

​

Visitors will also find an exciting collection of fine artisans’ works, including handmade jewelry, glass, pottery, textiles, and home décor available at the Spectrum Artisans Store. These include clothing and fabric artisans Dale Gardner-Fox and Anna Mastropolo; potter Hannah Leckman, and ceramicist Niko Scharer. Roger Harvey, new to Spectrum is a wood turner, who crafts his pieces on a lathe using primarily local wood destined for disposal. He specializes in spalted wood, which features unique patterns created by fungal activity during the early stages of decay.

​

Carol Hawes rekindled her passion for art after retirement, exploring air-dried clay and watercolor, to create mini-sculptures of pets, birds and other animals. Marianne Dietz offers whimsical collages of bunnies and flowers; Diana Eastwood shows memorable paper folding art books. Kate Street presents innovative mixed-media home décor items created with resin, mica pigments, shells, beads, gold leaf, and paint. Leigh Graham, a lifelong fiber artist from Western Connecticut, creates dramatic textile and bead embroidery jewelry. Her beadwork, characterized by vibrant colors and intricate textures, features unique jewelry designs that never repeat.

​

Elaine Sych presents her intricate fabric bags and playful seasonal critters, while Maureen Maalouf offers painted seasonal glassware. Lynelle Abel, a pressed flower artist, shows several botanical prints and keepsakes encased in glass and ready to hang. Michelle Beauford is a fiber artist who specializes in crocheted items, a skill she learned as a young child from her mother. She creates a variety of shawls, wraps, baby blankets, and more in bright color palettes. Sharon Lee Mullen-Reynolds, a former art teacher, crafts Frida Kaholo-inspired spring headbands. Maryann Flick presents new seasonal-stained glass work, perfect for the upcoming holidays. Linda Saucier and Lisa Fatone offer striking handcrafted jewelry, with Fatone also showcasing mini-paintings in acrylic on wood panel.

​

Innovative jewelry design is well represented by Beth Terhaar, Joanna Biskupski, Gloria Nilsson, Sandra Huber, Kristie Foss, and Barbara Hernandez-Froehlich who offers new jewelry pieces, rosaries, and charms.

​

Calling all young storytellers! Get ready to embark on Tales & Treasures, a 4-week creative writing journey where imagination runs wild, words come to life, and stories leap off the page! Designed for children ages 9-12, this interactive workshop blends storytelling, character creation, and hands-on artistic fun, helping young writers build confidence and sharpen their creative skills in an exciting and supportive space.

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Each week, children will dive into a new element of storytelling—from crafting unforgettable characters and building magical worlds to shaping exciting plots and bringing it all together in a final piece. With journals, art supplies, and a whole lot of creativity, children will not only write their own stories but also illustrate, design, and share their imaginative works in a storytelling group showcase. Get ready to write, create, and let your imagination soar! Please bring a lined journal to the first class.

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Sarah Elliott-Caratasios is an accomplished author, social worker, and advocate dedicated to uplifting families and communities through her writing, professional work and Master’s in Social Work.

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A mother of four and lifelong storyteller, Sarah resides in Connecticut with her husband, children, and their beloved rescue pups. Her passion for history and storytelling inspired The Adventures of Nibbles Munk Munk, the first in a cherished children’s book series designed to foster meaningful connections through the joy of reading.

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Sarah is deeply passionate about writing children’s books that bring families together, creating heartwarming stories that spark laughter, love, and lasting memories. Her latest book, I Love You as Much as…, celebrates the limitless love of family through playful and whimsical comparisons, encouraging families to create meaningful traditions of their own. Her newest book is sold at Spectrum Gallery in Centerbrook. CT.

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In addition to her books, Sarah has authored wellness journals and developed online self-care courses to help busy women and mothers prioritize their well-being on a budget. With her unique blend of creativity and advocacy, Sarah is committed to inspiring others, whether through imaginative tales for children or resources that empower individuals to lead balanced, fulfilling lives.

​

Registration is now open for Spring Programs at Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theater located at 128 Washington Street in Middletown! Beginning March 22, weekly classes in theater, dance, circus, and visual arts will be offered for toddlers to 20 year olds.

​

Saturday Classes with Meg Berritta begin on March 22 and serve children from 15 months to eight years old. Classes include Acrobabies (ages 15 months - 3 years with caregiver; 9:15 - 9:55 am); Circrobatics (ages 3 - 6, 10 - 10:45 am), Faerie Tale Theater (ages 3 - 6, 10:55 - 11:40 am), Circobatics (ages 5 - 8, 11:45 am - 12:30 pm), and Cirque+ (ages 7 to 12, 12:35 - 1:30pm)

​

After-School classes for ages 6 - 14 begin March 24 and will run for eight weeks this spring, culminating in a “Share Week” May 19 - 22. Most classes run 4:50 -5:50 pm.

​

Stage One classes for ages 6 - 8 include Creative Movement on Mondays, Circus I on Tuesdays, Slapstick Theater on Wednesdays and Story Theater from Around the World on Thursdays.

​

Stage Two classes for ages 9 - 11 include Intro to Scene Study on Mondays, Circus II on Tuesdays, Exploring Characters Through Theater Improv on Wednesdays, and Musical Theater (ages 9 to 14) on Thursdays

​

Stage Three classes for ages 12 - 14 include Comic Acting on Mondays (4:30 - 6pm), Intro to Scenic Design on Wednesdays (4:30 - 6pm), and Musical Theater on Thursdays (ages 9 to 14, 4:50 - 5:50 pm.) 

​

Middletown Public School students may complement their class experience with Oddbridge, an extended day program which provides transport from Middletown schools to the Playhouse, a snack, and supervised arts activities, games and homework help before classes start. Oddbridge extends throughout the school year, providing special programs and field trips on early dismissal days or days when regular Oddfellows’ classes are not in session.

​

Our regular season will conclude with a special Oddbridge Mini Production, Robin Hood and the Sherwood Circus. This is a  2 week theater adventure for kids ages 6 to 14, with transportation provided directly from Middletown Public Schools (drop off option available for home schoolers or students from other school districts). Rehearsals will run May 27 - June 5 , Monday through Friday, 4:30 - 6 pm (8 days), with performances Thursday, June 5 and Friday, June 6 at 7 pm.

​

For more details on times, tuition and class descriptions, please go to www.oddfellows.org. If you have specific questions, email info@oddfellows.org or call (860) 347-6143. Financial Aid is available for all programs. It is Playhouse policy that the arts should be available to every young person regardless of ability to pay - no one is turned away for lack of funds.

​

Oddfellows Playhouse, founded in 1975, is Connecticut’s oldest and largest performing arts program for young people. Oddfellows programs are made possible with support from the Middletown Commission on the Arts; Connecticut Office of the Arts/DECD; City of Middletown; The Fund for Greater Hartford; American Savings Foundation; State of Connecticut Judicial Branch (Youth Violence Prevention); Middletown Youth Services Bureau; Community Foundation of Middlesex County; Liberty Bank Foundation; Middletown Health Department; Middlesex United Way; CHEFA Nonprofit Grant; and many generous individual donors.

​

Registration is now open for Spring Programs at Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theater located at 128 Washington Street in Middletown! Beginning March 22, weekly classes in theater, dance, circus, and visual arts will be offered for toddlers to 20 year olds.

​

Saturday Classes with Meg Berritta begin on March 22 and serve children from 15 months to eight years old. Classes include Acrobabies (ages 15 months - 3 years with caregiver; 9:15 - 9:55 am); Circrobatics (ages 3 - 6, 10 - 10:45 am), Faerie Tale Theater (ages 3 - 6, 10:55 - 11:40 am), Circobatics (ages 5 - 8, 11:45 am - 12:30 pm), and Cirque+ (ages 7 to 12, 12:35 - 1:30pm)

​

After-School classes for ages 6 - 14 begin March 24 and will run for eight weeks this spring, culminating in a “Share Week” May 19 - 22. Most classes run 4:50 -5:50 pm.

​

Stage One classes for ages 6 - 8 include Creative Movement on Mondays, Circus I on Tuesdays, Slapstick Theater on Wednesdays and Story Theater from Around the World on Thursdays.

​

Stage Two classes for ages 9 - 11 include Intro to Scene Study on Mondays, Circus II on Tuesdays, Exploring Characters Through Theater Improv on Wednesdays, and Musical Theater (ages 9 to 14) on Thursdays

​

Stage Three classes for ages 12 - 14 include Comic Acting on Mondays (4:30 - 6pm), Intro to Scenic Design on Wednesdays (4:30 - 6pm), and Musical Theater on Thursdays (ages 9 to 14, 4:50 - 5:50 pm.) 

​

Middletown Public School students may complement their class experience with Oddbridge, an extended day program which provides transport from Middletown schools to the Playhouse, a snack, and supervised arts activities, games and homework help before classes start. Oddbridge extends throughout the school year, providing special programs and field trips on early dismissal days or days when regular Oddfellows’ classes are not in session.

​

Our regular season will conclude with a special Oddbridge Mini Production, Robin Hood and the Sherwood Circus. This is a  2 week theater adventure for kids ages 6 to 14, with transportation provided directly from Middletown Public Schools (drop off option available for home schoolers or students from other school districts). Rehearsals will run May 27 - June 5 , Monday through Friday, 4:30 - 6 pm (8 days), with performances Thursday, June 5 and Friday, June 6 at 7 pm.

​

For more details on times, tuition and class descriptions, please go to www.oddfellows.org. If you have specific questions, email info@oddfellows.org or call (860) 347-6143. Financial Aid is available for all programs. It is Playhouse policy that the arts should be available to every young person regardless of ability to pay - no one is turned away for lack of funds.

​

Oddfellows Playhouse, founded in 1975, is Connecticut’s oldest and largest performing arts program for young people. Oddfellows programs are made possible with support from the Middletown Commission on the Arts; Connecticut Office of the Arts/DECD; City of Middletown; The Fund for Greater Hartford; American Savings Foundation; State of Connecticut Judicial Branch (Youth Violence Prevention); Middletown Youth Services Bureau; Community Foundation of Middlesex County; Liberty Bank Foundation; Middletown Health Department; Middlesex United Way; CHEFA Nonprofit Grant; and many generous individual donors.

​

Come read your poem or a favorite, sing a song, play a tune …the mic is yours!

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Poets, -Artists-Singers-Songwriters-Acoustic or stand up performances! welcome to our Open Mic held on the First Thursday of each month at the Scranton Library in Madison 108 Boston Post Road in Madison, CT.

​

Spectrum Art Gallery and Artisans Store of Centerbrook presents Good Morning/Good Night, an exploration of the beauty found in the transitions between day and night. From the soft glow of morning light to the mysteries of evening, this show highlights how light and shadow shift throughout the day, inspiring both contemplation and creativity. The exhibition opened on March 21 and runs through May 3 at Spectrum Art Gallery, 61 Main St., Centerbrook, Connecticut.

​

This exhibition features both new and returning artists whose work captures the interplay of light and darkness. Among the featured painters is Beth Pite, whose dynamic, color-infused pastels vibrate with movement and energy. Barbara Rossitto explores the interplay between realism and abstraction in her evocative pieces; she works in oil, watercolor and pastel with a variety of subjects, mainly representational.

​

Joining is also Dianne Gorrick, an award-winning artist known for her luminous depictions of the ever changing light of clouds as they move from night to day. Other painters showcasing their unique interpretations of this theme include Vivian Zoë, an artist and arts educator with a varied background who shows colorful works in oil, while Tatiana Ferraro presents a new watercolor mountainous landscape. Diane Rubacha offers new relief prints, and Ned Farrell, a painter and calligrapher, shows several celestial works in oil and mixed media. Sean Carney is an award-winning artist with a unique style that specializes in painting with Minwax wood stain and a Dremel.

​

Tom Swimm returns to Spectrum. Born and raised on the East Coast, he resettled in Southern California and was inspired by the landscape of Laguna. His work is recognizable for its exceptional use of light and color. With numerous exhibits and awards and several illustrated children’s books to his credit, his painting methods have been included in several art instruction books. Lori Neumann, a versatile artist from Connecticut, specializes in oils, acrylics, and pastels. Educated at the Lyme Academy of Fine Arts, she is known for her plein air paintings using a palette knife, capturing rural New England landscapes and farm animals at dawn and dusk.

​

Laurel Hoynoski, a Connecticut-based artist, is new to Spectrum Gallery and primarily works with oils,

​

focusing on birds, landscapes, and still life. Mary Alice Landry, an artist deeply connected with nature,

​

creates vibrant paintings depicting wildlife and landscapes, ranging from abstract realism to whimsy. A staunch advocate for both wild and domestic animal rights, she actively participates in conservation

​

efforts and animal welfare. Jean Watson, also new to the Gallery, paints landscapes, seascapes, still life, birds, flowers, and animals using oils, pastels and cold wax.

​

Mark Bavolack, who had a fulfilling career in commercial printing and color retouching, embraced painting as a creative outlet several years back. He has a passion for color and beauty and continually seeks to expand his skills through the experiences of others, using the canvas to express his artistic vision. Nita Vitaliano works primarily in acrylics to create landscapes, seascapes, and florals, with a recent focus on birch trees. Kim McGennis, a multifaceted artist and educator, has dedicated her life to exploring and expressing the interconnectedness of humanity through art and explores painting, drawing, photography, and unique hand-painted furniture. She has created numerous mini-paintings for the show.

​

Other favorite Spectrum painters and mixed media artists include Rosemary Gates, Molly Waite Lund, Linda McCarthy, Maria Johnson, Jena Maki, Jeanette Delmore, Carol Courtney, Sabely Peralta and Christian Kunze. Eileen Clark, also a sea glass jeweler who has now turned to mixed media showcases for the show a stunning crystal, pebbles and gemstone piece called, Luminous. Don Carter and Dora Dylanne-Reyes who have a unique vision again present several graphic design pieces of birds interacting with and enjoying desserts!

​

Among the photographers exhibiting in Good Morning/Good Night is Bryn Souza, an award-winning photographer who has exhibited throughout New England. Although her primary focus is landscape photography, she is also an experienced pet photographer with her work featured on MarthaStewart.com, Today.com, and USA Today. Also new to Spectrum is Geneva Renegar, renowned for her vivid portrayals of the state’s landscapes, from shoreline vistas to historic dairy farms. Known for her early morning “Sunrise Sequence”sessions, she has been featured in exclusive exhibits throughout Connecticut, with her work also in the International Traveling Exhibition “Water, Water, Everywhere” highlighting the significance of water as a dwindling resource.

​

Robert Thomas, a returning favorite photographer at Spectrum, is known for his ability to capture dramatic landscapes and fleeting light in exquisite compositions. Jake Barba returns with a new work on metal. His preferred subject matters range from landscapes to wildlife and travel photography to astrophotography. Dianne Roberts also presents a unique composition called Window that captures a sunset through an interior window. George Fellner, a fine art photographer, returns to Spectrum Gallery to unveil new work including a stunning aurora borealis image and a church in Iceland located on a small piece of land in the middle of a large body of water. And Luke Giroux presents his latest photographic interpretation of a location at sunrise and sunset.

​

Other talented photographers in this exhibit include David Zeleznik, an underwater and nature photographer based in Essex presenting lunar and solar images. Carole Drong, new to Spectrum,is a versatile photographer and graphic designer whose compelling photographs have been featured in calendars, magazines, and brochures. Gary Connolly, also new to the Gallery, is an award-winning photographer, who captures for the Good Morning/Good Night show a powerful image of a total solar eclipse. And Donna Spencer drawn to photography for its expressive potential in capturing animals, flowers, and natural scenes presents a primarily black and white waterscape for the show.

​

Visitors will also find an exciting collection of fine artisans’ works, including handmade jewelry, glass, pottery, textiles, and home décor available at the Spectrum Artisans Store. These include clothing and fabric artisans Dale Gardner-Fox and Anna Mastropolo; potter Hannah Leckman, and ceramicist Niko Scharer. Roger Harvey, new to Spectrum is a wood turner, who crafts his pieces on a lathe using primarily local wood destined for disposal. He specializes in spalted wood, which features unique patterns created by fungal activity during the early stages of decay.

​

Carol Hawes rekindled her passion for art after retirement, exploring air-dried clay and watercolor, to create mini-sculptures of pets, birds and other animals. Marianne Dietz offers whimsical collages of bunnies and flowers; Diana Eastwood shows memorable paper folding art books. Kate Street presents innovative mixed-media home décor items created with resin, mica pigments, shells, beads, gold leaf, and paint. Leigh Graham, a lifelong fiber artist from Western Connecticut, creates dramatic textile and bead embroidery jewelry. Her beadwork, characterized by vibrant colors and intricate textures, features unique jewelry designs that never repeat.

​

Elaine Sych presents her intricate fabric bags and playful seasonal critters, while Maureen Maalouf offers painted seasonal glassware. Lynelle Abel, a pressed flower artist, shows several botanical prints and keepsakes encased in glass and ready to hang. Michelle Beauford is a fiber artist who specializes in crocheted items, a skill she learned as a young child from her mother. She creates a variety of shawls, wraps, baby blankets, and more in bright color palettes. Sharon Lee Mullen-Reynolds, a former art teacher, crafts Frida Kaholo-inspired spring headbands. Maryann Flick presents new seasonal-stained glass work, perfect for the upcoming holidays. Linda Saucier and Lisa Fatone offer striking handcrafted jewelry, with Fatone also showcasing mini-paintings in acrylic on wood panel.

​

Innovative jewelry design is well represented by Beth Terhaar, Joanna Biskupski, Gloria Nilsson, Sandra Huber, Kristie Foss, and Barbara Hernandez-Froehlich who offers new jewelry pieces, rosaries, and charms.

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This class provides step-by-step instruction for those seeking the fundamentals of watercolor painting. Class includes demos and structured exercises. Participants learn color mixing, dark and light and basic color theory principles. Different brush stroke techniques are addressed for specific effects i.e. wet on wet & dry stubble applications. Participants paint from still life setups and/or photo references from home. Everyone is encouraged to work on an ongoing painting at home to help solidify techniques learned in class. This piece may be brought into class on the last day for an open critique session. Material list sent upon registration. Instructor will work with you at your level even if you have taken watercolor in the past. Material list available upon registration.

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Chris Kunze graduated from Rhode Island School of Design with a BFA in Painting/Illustration. He has had a long & successful career in Advertising and Promotion. His illustrations and designs have been used in books, magazines, newspapers, product packaging and logo design.

​

Chris’ fine art has always remained important throughout his career as a commercial artist.

​

He has had many solo and group shows in New York City, Westchester County and lower Connecticut, showcasing his oil paintings, watercolors and illustrations. Chris was part of an ongoing show at the Arthur Kalaher Fine Art in Sag Harbor, NY from 2011-2019. In 2018 he had a solo show of his watercolors at Teatown Lake Reservation.

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In 2019 Chris began his participation in Arthouse.NYC’s “Healthcare Heroes Show”.

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He has memorialized several healthcare workers who lost their lives during the height of the Covid pandemic. These oil portraits were given to their families and were on view at the

​

Big Plaza Screen in New York City.

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Teaching is a passion that has come to the forefront in the past 15 years for Chris. He has been teaching a plethora of subjects among them drawing, oil painting, watercolors, and more at local Westchester art schools. He is currently teaching at Scarsdale Adult School.

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Chris grew up in Europe and Westchester County. He currently resides in Salem, Connecticut.

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 City Color: A Solo Exhibition by Vincent Giarrano

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Opening Reception: Friday, May 2, 5–8 pm | Meet the Artist

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On view through May 31

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Step into the vivid world of City Color, Vincent Giarrano’s electrifying new solo exhibition, on view this May. Known for his masterful sense of atmosphere and narrative, Giarrano captures the energy and nuance of urban life with remarkable immediacy and depth.

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Whether it’s a sunlit New York streetscape buzzing with movement or a quiet moment of reflection featuring a self-possessed woman in her daily rhythm, each painting tells a story—contemporary yet timeless. With striking color, light, and a cinematic sense of place, Giarrano invites you into scenes that feel at once intimate and alive.

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His work has been exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC (part of the Smithsonian) and in London’s National Portrait Gallery—and now you can experience his latest collection right here.

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Collector Sharon Jarboe puts it best:

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"To step inside a Giarrano painting is to unlock your own experiences and memories of the city."

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Don’t miss the chance to meet Vincent Giarrano in person at the opening reception on Friday, May 2, from 5–8 pm. The exhibition runs through May 31. New works will be added weekly, so check back often for the latest additions to this must-see show.

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Registration is now open for Spring Programs at Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theater located at 128 Washington Street in Middletown! Beginning March 22, weekly classes in theater, dance, circus, and visual arts will be offered for toddlers to 20 year olds.

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Saturday Classes with Meg Berritta begin on March 22 and serve children from 15 months to eight years old. Classes include Acrobabies (ages 15 months - 3 years with caregiver; 9:15 - 9:55 am); Circrobatics (ages 3 - 6, 10 - 10:45 am), Faerie Tale Theater (ages 3 - 6, 10:55 - 11:40 am), Circobatics (ages 5 - 8, 11:45 am - 12:30 pm), and Cirque+ (ages 7 to 12, 12:35 - 1:30pm)

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After-School classes for ages 6 - 14 begin March 24 and will run for eight weeks this spring, culminating in a “Share Week” May 19 - 22. Most classes run 4:50 -5:50 pm.

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Stage One classes for ages 6 - 8 include Creative Movement on Mondays, Circus I on Tuesdays, Slapstick Theater on Wednesdays and Story Theater from Around the World on Thursdays.

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Stage Two classes for ages 9 - 11 include Intro to Scene Study on Mondays, Circus II on Tuesdays, Exploring Characters Through Theater Improv on Wednesdays, and Musical Theater (ages 9 to 14) on Thursdays

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Stage Three classes for ages 12 - 14 include Comic Acting on Mondays (4:30 - 6pm), Intro to Scenic Design on Wednesdays (4:30 - 6pm), and Musical Theater on Thursdays (ages 9 to 14, 4:50 - 5:50 pm.) 

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Middletown Public School students may complement their class experience with Oddbridge, an extended day program which provides transport from Middletown schools to the Playhouse, a snack, and supervised arts activities, games and homework help before classes start. Oddbridge extends throughout the school year, providing special programs and field trips on early dismissal days or days when regular Oddfellows’ classes are not in session.

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Our regular season will conclude with a special Oddbridge Mini Production, Robin Hood and the Sherwood Circus. This is a  2 week theater adventure for kids ages 6 to 14, with transportation provided directly from Middletown Public Schools (drop off option available for home schoolers or students from other school districts). Rehearsals will run May 27 - June 5 , Monday through Friday, 4:30 - 6 pm (8 days), with performances Thursday, June 5 and Friday, June 6 at 7 pm.

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For more details on times, tuition and class descriptions, please go to www.oddfellows.org. If you have specific questions, email info@oddfellows.org or call (860) 347-6143. Financial Aid is available for all programs. It is Playhouse policy that the arts should be available to every young person regardless of ability to pay - no one is turned away for lack of funds.

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Oddfellows Playhouse, founded in 1975, is Connecticut’s oldest and largest performing arts program for young people. Oddfellows programs are made possible with support from the Middletown Commission on the Arts; Connecticut Office of the Arts/DECD; City of Middletown; The Fund for Greater Hartford; American Savings Foundation; State of Connecticut Judicial Branch (Youth Violence Prevention); Middletown Youth Services Bureau; Community Foundation of Middlesex County; Liberty Bank Foundation; Middletown Health Department; Middlesex United Way; CHEFA Nonprofit Grant; and many generous individual donors.

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Registration is now open for Spring Programs at Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theater located at 128 Washington Street in Middletown! Beginning March 22, weekly classes in theater, dance, circus, and visual arts will be offered for toddlers to 20 year olds.

​

Saturday Classes with Meg Berritta begin on March 22 and serve children from 15 months to eight years old. Classes include Acrobabies (ages 15 months - 3 years with caregiver; 9:15 - 9:55 am); Circrobatics (ages 3 - 6, 10 - 10:45 am), Faerie Tale Theater (ages 3 - 6, 10:55 - 11:40 am), Circobatics (ages 5 - 8, 11:45 am - 12:30 pm), and Cirque+ (ages 7 to 12, 12:35 - 1:30pm)

​

After-School classes for ages 6 - 14 begin March 24 and will run for eight weeks this spring, culminating in a “Share Week” May 19 - 22. Most classes run 4:50 -5:50 pm.

​

Stage One classes for ages 6 - 8 include Creative Movement on Mondays, Circus I on Tuesdays, Slapstick Theater on Wednesdays and Story Theater from Around the World on Thursdays.

​

Stage Two classes for ages 9 - 11 include Intro to Scene Study on Mondays, Circus II on Tuesdays, Exploring Characters Through Theater Improv on Wednesdays, and Musical Theater (ages 9 to 14) on Thursdays

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Stage Three classes for ages 12 - 14 include Comic Acting on Mondays (4:30 - 6pm), Intro to Scenic Design on Wednesdays (4:30 - 6pm), and Musical Theater on Thursdays (ages 9 to 14, 4:50 - 5:50 pm.) 

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Middletown Public School students may complement their class experience with Oddbridge, an extended day program which provides transport from Middletown schools to the Playhouse, a snack, and supervised arts activities, games and homework help before classes start. Oddbridge extends throughout the school year, providing special programs and field trips on early dismissal days or days when regular Oddfellows’ classes are not in session.

​

Our regular season will conclude with a special Oddbridge Mini Production, Robin Hood and the Sherwood Circus. This is a  2 week theater adventure for kids ages 6 to 14, with transportation provided directly from Middletown Public Schools (drop off option available for home schoolers or students from other school districts). Rehearsals will run May 27 - June 5 , Monday through Friday, 4:30 - 6 pm (8 days), with performances Thursday, June 5 and Friday, June 6 at 7 pm.

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For more details on times, tuition and class descriptions, please go to www.oddfellows.org. If you have specific questions, email info@oddfellows.org or call (860) 347-6143. Financial Aid is available for all programs. It is Playhouse policy that the arts should be available to every young person regardless of ability to pay - no one is turned away for lack of funds.

​

Oddfellows Playhouse, founded in 1975, is Connecticut’s oldest and largest performing arts program for young people. Oddfellows programs are made possible with support from the Middletown Commission on the Arts; Connecticut Office of the Arts/DECD; City of Middletown; The Fund for Greater Hartford; American Savings Foundation; State of Connecticut Judicial Branch (Youth Violence Prevention); Middletown Youth Services Bureau; Community Foundation of Middlesex County; Liberty Bank Foundation; Middletown Health Department; Middlesex United Way; CHEFA Nonprofit Grant; and many generous individual donors.

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Spectrum Art Gallery and Artisans Store of Centerbrook presents Good Morning/Good Night, an exploration of the beauty found in the transitions between day and night. From the soft glow of morning light to the mysteries of evening, this show highlights how light and shadow shift throughout the day, inspiring both contemplation and creativity. The exhibition opened on March 21 and runs through May 3 at Spectrum Art Gallery, 61 Main St., Centerbrook, Connecticut.

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This exhibition features both new and returning artists whose work captures the interplay of light and darkness. Among the featured painters is Beth Pite, whose dynamic, color-infused pastels vibrate with movement and energy. Barbara Rossitto explores the interplay between realism and abstraction in her evocative pieces; she works in oil, watercolor and pastel with a variety of subjects, mainly representational.

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Joining is also Dianne Gorrick, an award-winning artist known for her luminous depictions of the ever changing light of clouds as they move from night to day. Other painters showcasing their unique interpretations of this theme include Vivian Zoë, an artist and arts educator with a varied background who shows colorful works in oil, while Tatiana Ferraro presents a new watercolor mountainous landscape. Diane Rubacha offers new relief prints, and Ned Farrell, a painter and calligrapher, shows several celestial works in oil and mixed media. Sean Carney is an award-winning artist with a unique style that specializes in painting with Minwax wood stain and a Dremel.

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Tom Swimm returns to Spectrum. Born and raised on the East Coast, he resettled in Southern California and was inspired by the landscape of Laguna. His work is recognizable for its exceptional use of light and color. With numerous exhibits and awards and several illustrated children’s books to his credit, his painting methods have been included in several art instruction books. Lori Neumann, a versatile artist from Connecticut, specializes in oils, acrylics, and pastels. Educated at the Lyme Academy of Fine Arts, she is known for her plein air paintings using a palette knife, capturing rural New England landscapes and farm animals at dawn and dusk.

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Laurel Hoynoski, a Connecticut-based artist, is new to Spectrum Gallery and primarily works with oils,

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focusing on birds, landscapes, and still life. Mary Alice Landry, an artist deeply connected with nature,

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creates vibrant paintings depicting wildlife and landscapes, ranging from abstract realism to whimsy. A staunch advocate for both wild and domestic animal rights, she actively participates in conservation

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efforts and animal welfare. Jean Watson, also new to the Gallery, paints landscapes, seascapes, still life, birds, flowers, and animals using oils, pastels and cold wax.

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Mark Bavolack, who had a fulfilling career in commercial printing and color retouching, embraced painting as a creative outlet several years back. He has a passion for color and beauty and continually seeks to expand his skills through the experiences of others, using the canvas to express his artistic vision. Nita Vitaliano works primarily in acrylics to create landscapes, seascapes, and florals, with a recent focus on birch trees. Kim McGennis, a multifaceted artist and educator, has dedicated her life to exploring and expressing the interconnectedness of humanity through art and explores painting, drawing, photography, and unique hand-painted furniture. She has created numerous mini-paintings for the show.

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Other favorite Spectrum painters and mixed media artists include Rosemary Gates, Molly Waite Lund, Linda McCarthy, Maria Johnson, Jena Maki, Jeanette Delmore, Carol Courtney, Sabely Peralta and Christian Kunze. Eileen Clark, also a sea glass jeweler who has now turned to mixed media showcases for the show a stunning crystal, pebbles and gemstone piece called, Luminous. Don Carter and Dora Dylanne-Reyes who have a unique vision again present several graphic design pieces of birds interacting with and enjoying desserts!

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Among the photographers exhibiting in Good Morning/Good Night is Bryn Souza, an award-winning photographer who has exhibited throughout New England. Although her primary focus is landscape photography, she is also an experienced pet photographer with her work featured on MarthaStewart.com, Today.com, and USA Today. Also new to Spectrum is Geneva Renegar, renowned for her vivid portrayals of the state’s landscapes, from shoreline vistas to historic dairy farms. Known for her early morning “Sunrise Sequence”sessions, she has been featured in exclusive exhibits throughout Connecticut, with her work also in the International Traveling Exhibition “Water, Water, Everywhere” highlighting the significance of water as a dwindling resource.

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Robert Thomas, a returning favorite photographer at Spectrum, is known for his ability to capture dramatic landscapes and fleeting light in exquisite compositions. Jake Barba returns with a new work on metal. His preferred subject matters range from landscapes to wildlife and travel photography to astrophotography. Dianne Roberts also presents a unique composition called Window that captures a sunset through an interior window. George Fellner, a fine art photographer, returns to Spectrum Gallery to unveil new work including a stunning aurora borealis image and a church in Iceland located on a small piece of land in the middle of a large body of water. And Luke Giroux presents his latest photographic interpretation of a location at sunrise and sunset.

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Other talented photographers in this exhibit include David Zeleznik, an underwater and nature photographer based in Essex presenting lunar and solar images. Carole Drong, new to Spectrum,is a versatile photographer and graphic designer whose compelling photographs have been featured in calendars, magazines, and brochures. Gary Connolly, also new to the Gallery, is an award-winning photographer, who captures for the Good Morning/Good Night show a powerful image of a total solar eclipse. And Donna Spencer drawn to photography for its expressive potential in capturing animals, flowers, and natural scenes presents a primarily black and white waterscape for the show.

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Visitors will also find an exciting collection of fine artisans’ works, including handmade jewelry, glass, pottery, textiles, and home décor available at the Spectrum Artisans Store. These include clothing and fabric artisans Dale Gardner-Fox and Anna Mastropolo; potter Hannah Leckman, and ceramicist Niko Scharer. Roger Harvey, new to Spectrum is a wood turner, who crafts his pieces on a lathe using primarily local wood destined for disposal. He specializes in spalted wood, which features unique patterns created by fungal activity during the early stages of decay.

​

Carol Hawes rekindled her passion for art after retirement, exploring air-dried clay and watercolor, to create mini-sculptures of pets, birds and other animals. Marianne Dietz offers whimsical collages of bunnies and flowers; Diana Eastwood shows memorable paper folding art books. Kate Street presents innovative mixed-media home décor items created with resin, mica pigments, shells, beads, gold leaf, and paint. Leigh Graham, a lifelong fiber artist from Western Connecticut, creates dramatic textile and bead embroidery jewelry. Her beadwork, characterized by vibrant colors and intricate textures, features unique jewelry designs that never repeat.

​

Elaine Sych presents her intricate fabric bags and playful seasonal critters, while Maureen Maalouf offers painted seasonal glassware. Lynelle Abel, a pressed flower artist, shows several botanical prints and keepsakes encased in glass and ready to hang. Michelle Beauford is a fiber artist who specializes in crocheted items, a skill she learned as a young child from her mother. She creates a variety of shawls, wraps, baby blankets, and more in bright color palettes. Sharon Lee Mullen-Reynolds, a former art teacher, crafts Frida Kaholo-inspired spring headbands. Maryann Flick presents new seasonal-stained glass work, perfect for the upcoming holidays. Linda Saucier and Lisa Fatone offer striking handcrafted jewelry, with Fatone also showcasing mini-paintings in acrylic on wood panel.

​

Innovative jewelry design is well represented by Beth Terhaar, Joanna Biskupski, Gloria Nilsson, Sandra Huber, Kristie Foss, and Barbara Hernandez-Froehlich who offers new jewelry pieces, rosaries, and charms.

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In this class learn to create layers of soft pastels to build up a recognizable image or object. Blocking in values from light to dark and understanding light to hard application on paper. In the beginning of class, simple still life set ups will be used i.e. two pieces of fruit in a bowl, etc. The light source and an investigation of color ranges that can be applied to any given object will also be explored. There will be demonstrations of techniques that will help all levels. Pastels are a wonderful opportunity for those who want to continue to hone their drawing skills with the new dimension of color. Finally, fixative spraying will be reviewed including how many layers are necessary. The last two classes will focus on one more complicated still life set up in an effort to create a completed piece of artwork. Material list available upon registration.

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Chris Kunze graduated from Rhode Island School of Design with a BFA in Painting/Illustration. He has had a long & successful career in Advertising and Promotion. His illustrations and designs have been used in books, magazines, newspapers, product packaging and logo design.

​

Chris’ fine art has always remained important throughout his career as a commercial artist.

​

He has had many solo and group shows in New York City, Westchester County and lower Connecticut, showcasing his oil paintings, watercolors and illustrations. Chris was part of an ongoing show at the Arthur Kalaher Fine Art in Sag Harbor, NY from 2011-2019. In 2018 he had a solo show of his watercolors at Teatown Lake Reservation.

​

In 2019 Chris began his participation in Arthouse.NYC’s “Healthcare Heroes Show”.

​

He has memorialized several healthcare workers who lost their lives during the height of the Covid pandemic. These oil portraits were given to their families and were on view at the

​

Big Plaza Screen in New York City.

​

Teaching is a passion that has come to the forefront in the past 15 years for Chris. He has been teaching a plethora of subjects among them drawing, oil painting, watercolors, and more at local Westchester art schools. He is currently teaching at Scarsdale Adult School.

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Chris grew up in Europe and Westchester County. He currently resides in Salem, Connecticut.

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Zentangle turns drawings into artistic designs while reducing stress and improving focus. Learn hand to eye coordination, manual dexterity, problem solving and turn mistakes into positives to enhance your creativity.

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Participants create 1, 2 or 3 Zentangle “Tiles”. Tiles are 4X4 inch smooth white card-stock. Learn to draw 12-15 basic and specific “tangles” or unique patterns on the tiles. Copies of the book “Zentangle Basics” will be provided as well as pencils, card-stock, assorted permanent markers, mini canvases and miniature wooden easels.

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The final Zentangle piece will be drawn on a white or black 4X4 mini-canvas using a variety of colors, including metallic permanent markers. You will also receive a wooden easel to display it on!

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Sharon Lee Mullen-Reynolds knew in High School that she was to be an Art teacher. That is exactly what she did; for 36 years she taught Visual Art in the city of New Haven. Her career hi-light was teaching 22 years at the Betsy Ross Arts Magnet Middle School. During her tenure there she was a published Fellow at Yale N.H.Teachers Institute for 2 years, the Department Chairperson for 8 years and creator of As Far As The Eye Can See a school-wide art exhibit.

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Since her retirement in 2016, she has been attending numerous art exhibits and installations locally and in NYC, specifically Frida Kahlo’s exhibit at the Brooklyn Art Museum which led her to create Frida- inspired floral headpieces. In 2017 she started The Kindness Rock art installation at the Branford Festival.

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Sharon is an artist who believes that art can heal your soul. In 2022 she sold her headpieces at the Ukrainian Roman Catholic church for the benefit of Ukraine’s War effort and donated 5 Ukrainian Strong “Petals for Peace” paintings to raise additional funds. These paintings were showcased on Channel 8 news.

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In addition to her headpieces, Sharon works in mixed-media, crafts, collage, and watercolor landscape en plein air. Sharon’s artwork has been exhibited at City-Wide Open Studios, The ARTS Council, Calligraphers Guild, and is currently exhibited at Spectrum Gallery in Centerbrook, Connecticut.

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This creative writing class invites participants to explore their personal experiences, dreams, and reflections on life through short stories, poetry, and personal essays. Whether you want to write about past adventures, future aspirations, or cherished relationships, this class will guide you with fun exercises that make storytelling accessible and enjoyable. Techniques and exercises used in class will be memory mapping (turning life events into stories); sensory writing (using the five senses to bring stories to life) and character building (drawing inspiration from real-life people). Suggested material list available upon registration.

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This creative writing class invites participants to explore their personal experiences, dreams, and reflections on life through short stories, poetry, and personal essays. Whether you want to write about past adventures, future aspirations, or cherished relationships, this class will guide you with fun exercises that make storytelling accessible and enjoyable. Techniques and exercises used in class will be memory mapping (turning life events into stories); sensory writing (using the five senses to bring stories to life) and character building (drawing inspiration from real-life people). Suggested material list available upon registration.

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Sarah Elliott-Caratasios is a dedicated social worker, author, and advocate with a background in psychology and gerontology. As the director of a senior center, she is passionate about creating programs that promote healthy aging, reduce isolation, and connect older adults with vital resources. Her work focuses on empowering individuals across the lifespan, ensuring they have the support and community they need to thrive.

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An accomplished author, Sarah has written children’s books that spark imagination, wellness journals that guide women on their self-care journeys, and cookbooks that celebrate nourishing, heartfelt meals. She is also a self-proclaimed chef, finding joy in creating delicious meals that bring families together. In addition, Sarah offers online courses where she teaches practical, holistic approaches to self-care, wellness, and aging.

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She believes in the transformative power of storytelling and teaches creative writing workshops at Spectrum Art Gallery, including “Creative Writing for the Fabulous 50 & Up: Stories of a Life Well-Lived” for older adults and shortly will also launch with Spectrum a writing program for children called “Imagination Ink: A Writing & Art Adventure”.

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Sarah wears many hats—balancing her social work, writing, teaching, and online courses with running her family’s restaurant alongside her wonderful husband. A devoted mother of four and a proud dog mom to two rescue pups, she finds joy in nature, lifelong learning, and community building. Guided by her motto—“You never know what tomorrow will bring, and I’d rather try and fail than live with regret”—Sarah approaches life with passion, purpose, and an open heart.

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Dates: Sunday, March 30; April 6, 13, 27 and May 4th

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This creative writing class invites participants to explore their personal experiences, dreams, and reflections on life through short stories, poetry, and personal essays. Whether you want to write about past adventures, future aspirations, or cherished relationships, this class will guide you with fun exercises that make storytelling accessible and enjoyable. Techniques and exercises used in class will be memory mapping (turning life events into stories); sensory writing (using the five senses to bring stories to life) and character building (drawing inspiration from real-life people).  Suggested material list available upon registration.

​

Sarah Elliott-Caratasios is a dedicated social worker, author, and advocate with a background in psychology and gerontology. As the director of a senior center, she is passionate about creating programs that promote healthy aging, reduce isolation, and connect older adults with vital resources. Her work focuses on empowering individuals across the lifespan, ensuring they have the support and community they need to thrive.

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An accomplished author, Sarah has written children’s books that spark imagination, wellness journals that guide women on their self-care journeys, and cookbooks that celebrate nourishing, heartfelt meals. She is also a self-proclaimed chef, finding joy in creating delicious meals that bring families together. In addition, Sarah offers online courses where she teaches practical, holistic approaches to self-care, wellness, and aging.

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She believes in the transformative power of storytelling and teaches creative writing workshops at Spectrum Art Gallery, including “Creative Writing for the Fabulous 50 & Up: Stories of a Life Well-Lived” for older adults and shortly will also launch with Spectrum a writing program for children called “Imagination Ink: A Writing & Art Adventure”.

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Sarah wears many hats—balancing her social work, writing, teaching, and online courses with running her family’s restaurant alongside her wonderful husband. A devoted mother of four and a proud dog mom to two rescue pups, she finds joy in nature, lifelong learning, and community building. Guided by her motto—“You never know what tomorrow will bring, and I’d rather try and fail than live with regret”—Sarah approaches life with passion, purpose, and an open heart.

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Dates: Sunday, March 30; April 6, 13, 27 and May 4th

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Registration is now open for Spring Programs at Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theater located at 128 Washington Street in Middletown! Beginning March 22, weekly classes in theater, dance, circus, and visual arts will be offered for toddlers to 20 year olds.

​

Saturday Classes with Meg Berritta begin on March 22 and serve children from 15 months to eight years old. Classes include Acrobabies (ages 15 months - 3 years with caregiver; 9:15 - 9:55 am); Circrobatics (ages 3 - 6, 10 - 10:45 am), Faerie Tale Theater (ages 3 - 6, 10:55 - 11:40 am), Circobatics (ages 5 - 8, 11:45 am - 12:30 pm), and Cirque+ (ages 7 to 12, 12:35 - 1:30pm)

​

After-School classes for ages 6 - 14 begin March 24 and will run for eight weeks this spring, culminating in a “Share Week” May 19 - 22. Most classes run 4:50 -5:50 pm.

​

Stage One classes for ages 6 - 8 include Creative Movement on Mondays, Circus I on Tuesdays, Slapstick Theater on Wednesdays and Story Theater from Around the World on Thursdays.

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Stage Two classes for ages 9 - 11 include Intro to Scene Study on Mondays, Circus II on Tuesdays, Exploring Characters Through Theater Improv on Wednesdays, and Musical Theater (ages 9 to 14) on Thursdays

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Stage Three classes for ages 12 - 14 include Comic Acting on Mondays (4:30 - 6pm), Intro to Scenic Design on Wednesdays (4:30 - 6pm), and Musical Theater on Thursdays (ages 9 to 14, 4:50 - 5:50 pm.) 

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Middletown Public School students may complement their class experience with Oddbridge, an extended day program which provides transport from Middletown schools to the Playhouse, a snack, and supervised arts activities, games and homework help before classes start. Oddbridge extends throughout the school year, providing special programs and field trips on early dismissal days or days when regular Oddfellows’ classes are not in session.

​

Our regular season will conclude with a special Oddbridge Mini Production, Robin Hood and the Sherwood Circus. This is a  2 week theater adventure for kids ages 6 to 14, with transportation provided directly from Middletown Public Schools (drop off option available for home schoolers or students from other school districts). Rehearsals will run May 27 - June 5 , Monday through Friday, 4:30 - 6 pm (8 days), with performances Thursday, June 5 and Friday, June 6 at 7 pm.

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For more details on times, tuition and class descriptions, please go to www.oddfellows.org. If you have specific questions, email info@oddfellows.org or call (860) 347-6143. Financial Aid is available for all programs. It is Playhouse policy that the arts should be available to every young person regardless of ability to pay - no one is turned away for lack of funds.

​

Oddfellows Playhouse, founded in 1975, is Connecticut’s oldest and largest performing arts program for young people. Oddfellows programs are made possible with support from the Middletown Commission on the Arts; Connecticut Office of the Arts/DECD; City of Middletown; The Fund for Greater Hartford; American Savings Foundation; State of Connecticut Judicial Branch (Youth Violence Prevention); Middletown Youth Services Bureau; Community Foundation of Middlesex County; Liberty Bank Foundation; Middletown Health Department; Middlesex United Way; CHEFA Nonprofit Grant; and many generous individual donors.

​

Registration is now open for Spring Programs at Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theater located at 128 Washington Street in Middletown! Beginning March 22, weekly classes in theater, dance, circus, and visual arts will be offered for toddlers to 20 year olds.

​

Saturday Classes with Meg Berritta begin on March 22 and serve children from 15 months to eight years old. Classes include Acrobabies (ages 15 months - 3 years with caregiver; 9:15 - 9:55 am); Circrobatics (ages 3 - 6, 10 - 10:45 am), Faerie Tale Theater (ages 3 - 6, 10:55 - 11:40 am), Circobatics (ages 5 - 8, 11:45 am - 12:30 pm), and Cirque+ (ages 7 to 12, 12:35 - 1:30pm)

​

After-School classes for ages 6 - 14 begin March 24 and will run for eight weeks this spring, culminating in a “Share Week” May 19 - 22. Most classes run 4:50 -5:50 pm.

​

Stage One classes for ages 6 - 8 include Creative Movement on Mondays, Circus I on Tuesdays, Slapstick Theater on Wednesdays and Story Theater from Around the World on Thursdays.

​

Stage Two classes for ages 9 - 11 include Intro to Scene Study on Mondays, Circus II on Tuesdays, Exploring Characters Through Theater Improv on Wednesdays, and Musical Theater (ages 9 to 14) on Thursdays

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Stage Three classes for ages 12 - 14 include Comic Acting on Mondays (4:30 - 6pm), Intro to Scenic Design on Wednesdays (4:30 - 6pm), and Musical Theater on Thursdays (ages 9 to 14, 4:50 - 5:50 pm.) 

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Middletown Public School students may complement their class experience with Oddbridge, an extended day program which provides transport from Middletown schools to the Playhouse, a snack, and supervised arts activities, games and homework help before classes start. Oddbridge extends throughout the school year, providing special programs and field trips on early dismissal days or days when regular Oddfellows’ classes are not in session.

​

Our regular season will conclude with a special Oddbridge Mini Production, Robin Hood and the Sherwood Circus. This is a  2 week theater adventure for kids ages 6 to 14, with transportation provided directly from Middletown Public Schools (drop off option available for home schoolers or students from other school districts). Rehearsals will run May 27 - June 5 , Monday through Friday, 4:30 - 6 pm (8 days), with performances Thursday, June 5 and Friday, June 6 at 7 pm.

​

For more details on times, tuition and class descriptions, please go to www.oddfellows.org. If you have specific questions, email info@oddfellows.org or call (860) 347-6143. Financial Aid is available for all programs. It is Playhouse policy that the arts should be available to every young person regardless of ability to pay - no one is turned away for lack of funds.

​

Oddfellows Playhouse, founded in 1975, is Connecticut’s oldest and largest performing arts program for young people. Oddfellows programs are made possible with support from the Middletown Commission on the Arts; Connecticut Office of the Arts/DECD; City of Middletown; The Fund for Greater Hartford; American Savings Foundation; State of Connecticut Judicial Branch (Youth Violence Prevention); Middletown Youth Services Bureau; Community Foundation of Middlesex County; Liberty Bank Foundation; Middletown Health Department; Middlesex United Way; CHEFA Nonprofit Grant; and many generous individual donors.

​

Registration is now open for Spring Programs at Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theater located at 128 Washington Street in Middletown! Beginning March 22, weekly classes in theater, dance, circus, and visual arts will be offered for toddlers to 20 year olds.

​

Saturday Classes with Meg Berritta begin on March 22 and serve children from 15 months to eight years old. Classes include Acrobabies (ages 15 months - 3 years with caregiver; 9:15 - 9:55 am); Circrobatics (ages 3 - 6, 10 - 10:45 am), Faerie Tale Theater (ages 3 - 6, 10:55 - 11:40 am), Circobatics (ages 5 - 8, 11:45 am - 12:30 pm), and Cirque+ (ages 7 to 12, 12:35 - 1:30pm)

​

After-School classes for ages 6 - 14 begin March 24 and will run for eight weeks this spring, culminating in a “Share Week” May 19 - 22. Most classes run 4:50 -5:50 pm.

​

Stage One classes for ages 6 - 8 include Creative Movement on Mondays, Circus I on Tuesdays, Slapstick Theater on Wednesdays and Story Theater from Around the World on Thursdays.

​

Stage Two classes for ages 9 - 11 include Intro to Scene Study on Mondays, Circus II on Tuesdays, Exploring Characters Through Theater Improv on Wednesdays, and Musical Theater (ages 9 to 14) on Thursdays

​

Stage Three classes for ages 12 - 14 include Comic Acting on Mondays (4:30 - 6pm), Intro to Scenic Design on Wednesdays (4:30 - 6pm), and Musical Theater on Thursdays (ages 9 to 14, 4:50 - 5:50 pm.) 

​

Middletown Public School students may complement their class experience with Oddbridge, an extended day program which provides transport from Middletown schools to the Playhouse, a snack, and supervised arts activities, games and homework help before classes start. Oddbridge extends throughout the school year, providing special programs and field trips on early dismissal days or days when regular Oddfellows’ classes are not in session.

​

Our regular season will conclude with a special Oddbridge Mini Production, Robin Hood and the Sherwood Circus. This is a  2 week theater adventure for kids ages 6 to 14, with transportation provided directly from Middletown Public Schools (drop off option available for home schoolers or students from other school districts). Rehearsals will run May 27 - June 5 , Monday through Friday, 4:30 - 6 pm (8 days), with performances Thursday, June 5 and Friday, June 6 at 7 pm.

​

For more details on times, tuition and class descriptions, please go to www.oddfellows.org. If you have specific questions, email info@oddfellows.org or call (860) 347-6143. Financial Aid is available for all programs. It is Playhouse policy that the arts should be available to every young person regardless of ability to pay - no one is turned away for lack of funds.

​

Oddfellows Playhouse, founded in 1975, is Connecticut’s oldest and largest performing arts program for young people. Oddfellows programs are made possible with support from the Middletown Commission on the Arts; Connecticut Office of the Arts/DECD; City of Middletown; The Fund for Greater Hartford; American Savings Foundation; State of Connecticut Judicial Branch (Youth Violence Prevention); Middletown Youth Services Bureau; Community Foundation of Middlesex County; Liberty Bank Foundation; Middletown Health Department; Middlesex United Way; CHEFA Nonprofit Grant; and many generous individual donors.

​

Registration is now open for Spring Programs at Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theater located at 128 Washington Street in Middletown! Beginning March 22, weekly classes in theater, dance, circus, and visual arts will be offered for toddlers to 20 year olds.

​

Saturday Classes with Meg Berritta begin on March 22 and serve children from 15 months to eight years old. Classes include Acrobabies (ages 15 months - 3 years with caregiver; 9:15 - 9:55 am); Circrobatics (ages 3 - 6, 10 - 10:45 am), Faerie Tale Theater (ages 3 - 6, 10:55 - 11:40 am), Circobatics (ages 5 - 8, 11:45 am - 12:30 pm), and Cirque+ (ages 7 to 12, 12:35 - 1:30pm)

​

After-School classes for ages 6 - 14 begin March 24 and will run for eight weeks this spring, culminating in a “Share Week” May 19 - 22. Most classes run 4:50 -5:50 pm.

​

Stage One classes for ages 6 - 8 include Creative Movement on Mondays, Circus I on Tuesdays, Slapstick Theater on Wednesdays and Story Theater from Around the World on Thursdays.

​

Stage Two classes for ages 9 - 11 include Intro to Scene Study on Mondays, Circus II on Tuesdays, Exploring Characters Through Theater Improv on Wednesdays, and Musical Theater (ages 9 to 14) on Thursdays

​

Stage Three classes for ages 12 - 14 include Comic Acting on Mondays (4:30 - 6pm), Intro to Scenic Design on Wednesdays (4:30 - 6pm), and Musical Theater on Thursdays (ages 9 to 14, 4:50 - 5:50 pm.) 

​

Middletown Public School students may complement their class experience with Oddbridge, an extended day program which provides transport from Middletown schools to the Playhouse, a snack, and supervised arts activities, games and homework help before classes start. Oddbridge extends throughout the school year, providing special programs and field trips on early dismissal days or days when regular Oddfellows’ classes are not in session.

​

Our regular season will conclude with a special Oddbridge Mini Production, Robin Hood and the Sherwood Circus. This is a  2 week theater adventure for kids ages 6 to 14, with transportation provided directly from Middletown Public Schools (drop off option available for home schoolers or students from other school districts). Rehearsals will run May 27 - June 5 , Monday through Friday, 4:30 - 6 pm (8 days), with performances Thursday, June 5 and Friday, June 6 at 7 pm.

​

For more details on times, tuition and class descriptions, please go to www.oddfellows.org. If you have specific questions, email info@oddfellows.org or call (860) 347-6143. Financial Aid is available for all programs. It is Playhouse policy that the arts should be available to every young person regardless of ability to pay - no one is turned away for lack of funds.

​

Oddfellows Playhouse, founded in 1975, is Connecticut’s oldest and largest performing arts program for young people. Oddfellows programs are made possible with support from the Middletown Commission on the Arts; Connecticut Office of the Arts/DECD; City of Middletown; The Fund for Greater Hartford; American Savings Foundation; State of Connecticut Judicial Branch (Youth Violence Prevention); Middletown Youth Services Bureau; Community Foundation of Middlesex County; Liberty Bank Foundation; Middletown Health Department; Middlesex United Way; CHEFA Nonprofit Grant; and many generous individual donors.

​

Step into a world where history meets harmony at the Bluegrass Jam at the Museum! Dive deep into the heart of American bluegrass music, as the Shore Line Trolley Museum transforms into a vibrant stage for an evening of musical enchantment.

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On the first Tuesday of each month, as the clock strikes 6:00pm, witness a musical rendezvous that celebrates the soulful rhythms and spirited tunes of bluegrass. Whether you're a seasoned musician or someone who simply loves the melodies, there's a spot for you in this musical extravaganza. Come with friends, family, or venture solo – all are welcome!

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Set against the backdrop of the Shore Line Trolley Museum's historic charm, attendees will be treated to the mesmerizing sounds of bluegrass, surrounded by the timeless allure of vintage trolleys. It's not just a concert; it's a journey through time, where every note echoes the legacy of a cherished American musical tradition.

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Bring along your curiosity and immerse yourself in an evening of musical brilliance. Whether you're strumming along or swaying to the rhythms, Bluegrass Jam at the Museum promises memories that will linger long after the last chord is played.

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While the event itself is a gift to music lovers, we kindly suggest a donation of any amount to support the Shore Line Trolley Museum's continued dedication to preserving history and promoting the arts.

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Mark your calendars, spread the word, and let's make history together at Bluegrass Jam at the Museum. A night of melodies, memories, and magic awaits!

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Registration is now open for Spring Programs at Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theater located at 128 Washington Street in Middletown! Beginning March 22, weekly classes in theater, dance, circus, and visual arts will be offered for toddlers to 20 year olds.

​

Saturday Classes with Meg Berritta begin on March 22 and serve children from 15 months to eight years old. Classes include Acrobabies (ages 15 months - 3 years with caregiver; 9:15 - 9:55 am); Circrobatics (ages 3 - 6, 10 - 10:45 am), Faerie Tale Theater (ages 3 - 6, 10:55 - 11:40 am), Circobatics (ages 5 - 8, 11:45 am - 12:30 pm), and Cirque+ (ages 7 to 12, 12:35 - 1:30pm)

​

After-School classes for ages 6 - 14 begin March 24 and will run for eight weeks this spring, culminating in a “Share Week” May 19 - 22. Most classes run 4:50 -5:50 pm.

​

Stage One classes for ages 6 - 8 include Creative Movement on Mondays, Circus I on Tuesdays, Slapstick Theater on Wednesdays and Story Theater from Around the World on Thursdays.

​

Stage Two classes for ages 9 - 11 include Intro to Scene Study on Mondays, Circus II on Tuesdays, Exploring Characters Through Theater Improv on Wednesdays, and Musical Theater (ages 9 to 14) on Thursdays

​

Stage Three classes for ages 12 - 14 include Comic Acting on Mondays (4:30 - 6pm), Intro to Scenic Design on Wednesdays (4:30 - 6pm), and Musical Theater on Thursdays (ages 9 to 14, 4:50 - 5:50 pm.) 

​

Middletown Public School students may complement their class experience with Oddbridge, an extended day program which provides transport from Middletown schools to the Playhouse, a snack, and supervised arts activities, games and homework help before classes start. Oddbridge extends throughout the school year, providing special programs and field trips on early dismissal days or days when regular Oddfellows’ classes are not in session.

​

Our regular season will conclude with a special Oddbridge Mini Production, Robin Hood and the Sherwood Circus. This is a  2 week theater adventure for kids ages 6 to 14, with transportation provided directly from Middletown Public Schools (drop off option available for home schoolers or students from other school districts). Rehearsals will run May 27 - June 5 , Monday through Friday, 4:30 - 6 pm (8 days), with performances Thursday, June 5 and Friday, June 6 at 7 pm.

​

For more details on times, tuition and class descriptions, please go to www.oddfellows.org. If you have specific questions, email info@oddfellows.org or call (860) 347-6143. Financial Aid is available for all programs. It is Playhouse policy that the arts should be available to every young person regardless of ability to pay - no one is turned away for lack of funds.

​

Oddfellows Playhouse, founded in 1975, is Connecticut’s oldest and largest performing arts program for young people. Oddfellows programs are made possible with support from the Middletown Commission on the Arts; Connecticut Office of the Arts/DECD; City of Middletown; The Fund for Greater Hartford; American Savings Foundation; State of Connecticut Judicial Branch (Youth Violence Prevention); Middletown Youth Services Bureau; Community Foundation of Middlesex County; Liberty Bank Foundation; Middletown Health Department; Middlesex United Way; CHEFA Nonprofit Grant; and many generous individual donors.

​

Registration is now open for Spring Programs at Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theater located at 128 Washington Street in Middletown! Beginning March 22, weekly classes in theater, dance, circus, and visual arts will be offered for toddlers to 20 year olds.

​

Saturday Classes with Meg Berritta begin on March 22 and serve children from 15 months to eight years old. Classes include Acrobabies (ages 15 months - 3 years with caregiver; 9:15 - 9:55 am); Circrobatics (ages 3 - 6, 10 - 10:45 am), Faerie Tale Theater (ages 3 - 6, 10:55 - 11:40 am), Circobatics (ages 5 - 8, 11:45 am - 12:30 pm), and Cirque+ (ages 7 to 12, 12:35 - 1:30pm)

​

After-School classes for ages 6 - 14 begin March 24 and will run for eight weeks this spring, culminating in a “Share Week” May 19 - 22. Most classes run 4:50 -5:50 pm.

​

Stage One classes for ages 6 - 8 include Creative Movement on Mondays, Circus I on Tuesdays, Slapstick Theater on Wednesdays and Story Theater from Around the World on Thursdays.

​

Stage Two classes for ages 9 - 11 include Intro to Scene Study on Mondays, Circus II on Tuesdays, Exploring Characters Through Theater Improv on Wednesdays, and Musical Theater (ages 9 to 14) on Thursdays

​

Stage Three classes for ages 12 - 14 include Comic Acting on Mondays (4:30 - 6pm), Intro to Scenic Design on Wednesdays (4:30 - 6pm), and Musical Theater on Thursdays (ages 9 to 14, 4:50 - 5:50 pm.) 

​

Middletown Public School students may complement their class experience with Oddbridge, an extended day program which provides transport from Middletown schools to the Playhouse, a snack, and supervised arts activities, games and homework help before classes start. Oddbridge extends throughout the school year, providing special programs and field trips on early dismissal days or days when regular Oddfellows’ classes are not in session.

​

Our regular season will conclude with a special Oddbridge Mini Production, Robin Hood and the Sherwood Circus. This is a  2 week theater adventure for kids ages 6 to 14, with transportation provided directly from Middletown Public Schools (drop off option available for home schoolers or students from other school districts). Rehearsals will run May 27 - June 5 , Monday through Friday, 4:30 - 6 pm (8 days), with performances Thursday, June 5 and Friday, June 6 at 7 pm.

​

For more details on times, tuition and class descriptions, please go to www.oddfellows.org. If you have specific questions, email info@oddfellows.org or call (860) 347-6143. Financial Aid is available for all programs. It is Playhouse policy that the arts should be available to every young person regardless of ability to pay - no one is turned away for lack of funds.

​

Oddfellows Playhouse, founded in 1975, is Connecticut’s oldest and largest performing arts program for young people. Oddfellows programs are made possible with support from the Middletown Commission on the Arts; Connecticut Office of the Arts/DECD; City of Middletown; The Fund for Greater Hartford; American Savings Foundation; State of Connecticut Judicial Branch (Youth Violence Prevention); Middletown Youth Services Bureau; Community Foundation of Middlesex County; Liberty Bank Foundation; Middletown Health Department; Middlesex United Way; CHEFA Nonprofit Grant; and many generous individual donors.

​

Registration is now open for Spring Programs at Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theater located at 128 Washington Street in Middletown! Beginning March 22, weekly classes in theater, dance, circus, and visual arts will be offered for toddlers to 20 year olds.

​

Saturday Classes with Meg Berritta begin on March 22 and serve children from 15 months to eight years old. Classes include Acrobabies (ages 15 months - 3 years with caregiver; 9:15 - 9:55 am); Circrobatics (ages 3 - 6, 10 - 10:45 am), Faerie Tale Theater (ages 3 - 6, 10:55 - 11:40 am), Circobatics (ages 5 - 8, 11:45 am - 12:30 pm), and Cirque+ (ages 7 to 12, 12:35 - 1:30pm)

​

After-School classes for ages 6 - 14 begin March 24 and will run for eight weeks this spring, culminating in a “Share Week” May 19 - 22. Most classes run 4:50 -5:50 pm.

​

Stage One classes for ages 6 - 8 include Creative Movement on Mondays, Circus I on Tuesdays, Slapstick Theater on Wednesdays and Story Theater from Around the World on Thursdays.

​

Stage Two classes for ages 9 - 11 include Intro to Scene Study on Mondays, Circus II on Tuesdays, Exploring Characters Through Theater Improv on Wednesdays, and Musical Theater (ages 9 to 14) on Thursdays

​

Stage Three classes for ages 12 - 14 include Comic Acting on Mondays (4:30 - 6pm), Intro to Scenic Design on Wednesdays (4:30 - 6pm), and Musical Theater on Thursdays (ages 9 to 14, 4:50 - 5:50 pm.) 

​

Middletown Public School students may complement their class experience with Oddbridge, an extended day program which provides transport from Middletown schools to the Playhouse, a snack, and supervised arts activities, games and homework help before classes start. Oddbridge extends throughout the school year, providing special programs and field trips on early dismissal days or days when regular Oddfellows’ classes are not in session.

​

Our regular season will conclude with a special Oddbridge Mini Production, Robin Hood and the Sherwood Circus. This is a  2 week theater adventure for kids ages 6 to 14, with transportation provided directly from Middletown Public Schools (drop off option available for home schoolers or students from other school districts). Rehearsals will run May 27 - June 5 , Monday through Friday, 4:30 - 6 pm (8 days), with performances Thursday, June 5 and Friday, June 6 at 7 pm.

​

For more details on times, tuition and class descriptions, please go to www.oddfellows.org. If you have specific questions, email info@oddfellows.org or call (860) 347-6143. Financial Aid is available for all programs. It is Playhouse policy that the arts should be available to every young person regardless of ability to pay - no one is turned away for lack of funds.

​

Oddfellows Playhouse, founded in 1975, is Connecticut’s oldest and largest performing arts program for young people. Oddfellows programs are made possible with support from the Middletown Commission on the Arts; Connecticut Office of the Arts/DECD; City of Middletown; The Fund for Greater Hartford; American Savings Foundation; State of Connecticut Judicial Branch (Youth Violence Prevention); Middletown Youth Services Bureau; Community Foundation of Middlesex County; Liberty Bank Foundation; Middletown Health Department; Middlesex United Way; CHEFA Nonprofit Grant; and many generous individual donors.

​

Registration is now open for Spring Programs at Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theater located at 128 Washington Street in Middletown! Beginning March 22, weekly classes in theater, dance, circus, and visual arts will be offered for toddlers to 20 year olds.

​

Saturday Classes with Meg Berritta begin on March 22 and serve children from 15 months to eight years old. Classes include Acrobabies (ages 15 months - 3 years with caregiver; 9:15 - 9:55 am); Circrobatics (ages 3 - 6, 10 - 10:45 am), Faerie Tale Theater (ages 3 - 6, 10:55 - 11:40 am), Circobatics (ages 5 - 8, 11:45 am - 12:30 pm), and Cirque+ (ages 7 to 12, 12:35 - 1:30pm)

​

After-School classes for ages 6 - 14 begin March 24 and will run for eight weeks this spring, culminating in a “Share Week” May 19 - 22. Most classes run 4:50 -5:50 pm.

​

Stage One classes for ages 6 - 8 include Creative Movement on Mondays, Circus I on Tuesdays, Slapstick Theater on Wednesdays and Story Theater from Around the World on Thursdays.

​

Stage Two classes for ages 9 - 11 include Intro to Scene Study on Mondays, Circus II on Tuesdays, Exploring Characters Through Theater Improv on Wednesdays, and Musical Theater (ages 9 to 14) on Thursdays

​

Stage Three classes for ages 12 - 14 include Comic Acting on Mondays (4:30 - 6pm), Intro to Scenic Design on Wednesdays (4:30 - 6pm), and Musical Theater on Thursdays (ages 9 to 14, 4:50 - 5:50 pm.) 

​

Middletown Public School students may complement their class experience with Oddbridge, an extended day program which provides transport from Middletown schools to the Playhouse, a snack, and supervised arts activities, games and homework help before classes start. Oddbridge extends throughout the school year, providing special programs and field trips on early dismissal days or days when regular Oddfellows’ classes are not in session.

​

Our regular season will conclude with a special Oddbridge Mini Production, Robin Hood and the Sherwood Circus. This is a  2 week theater adventure for kids ages 6 to 14, with transportation provided directly from Middletown Public Schools (drop off option available for home schoolers or students from other school districts). Rehearsals will run May 27 - June 5 , Monday through Friday, 4:30 - 6 pm (8 days), with performances Thursday, June 5 and Friday, June 6 at 7 pm.

​

For more details on times, tuition and class descriptions, please go to www.oddfellows.org. If you have specific questions, email info@oddfellows.org or call (860) 347-6143. Financial Aid is available for all programs. It is Playhouse policy that the arts should be available to every young person regardless of ability to pay - no one is turned away for lack of funds.

​

Oddfellows Playhouse, founded in 1975, is Connecticut’s oldest and largest performing arts program for young people. Oddfellows programs are made possible with support from the Middletown Commission on the Arts; Connecticut Office of the Arts/DECD; City of Middletown; The Fund for Greater Hartford; American Savings Foundation; State of Connecticut Judicial Branch (Youth Violence Prevention); Middletown Youth Services Bureau; Community Foundation of Middlesex County; Liberty Bank Foundation; Middletown Health Department; Middlesex United Way; CHEFA Nonprofit Grant; and many generous individual donors.

​

Registration is now open for Spring Programs at Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theater located at 128 Washington Street in Middletown! Beginning March 22, weekly classes in theater, dance, circus, and visual arts will be offered for toddlers to 20 year olds.

​

Saturday Classes with Meg Berritta begin on March 22 and serve children from 15 months to eight years old. Classes include Acrobabies (ages 15 months - 3 years with caregiver; 9:15 - 9:55 am); Circrobatics (ages 3 - 6, 10 - 10:45 am), Faerie Tale Theater (ages 3 - 6, 10:55 - 11:40 am), Circobatics (ages 5 - 8, 11:45 am - 12:30 pm), and Cirque+ (ages 7 to 12, 12:35 - 1:30pm)

​

After-School classes for ages 6 - 14 begin March 24 and will run for eight weeks this spring, culminating in a “Share Week” May 19 - 22. Most classes run 4:50 -5:50 pm.

​

Stage One classes for ages 6 - 8 include Creative Movement on Mondays, Circus I on Tuesdays, Slapstick Theater on Wednesdays and Story Theater from Around the World on Thursdays.

​

Stage Two classes for ages 9 - 11 include Intro to Scene Study on Mondays, Circus II on Tuesdays, Exploring Characters Through Theater Improv on Wednesdays, and Musical Theater (ages 9 to 14) on Thursdays

​

Stage Three classes for ages 12 - 14 include Comic Acting on Mondays (4:30 - 6pm), Intro to Scenic Design on Wednesdays (4:30 - 6pm), and Musical Theater on Thursdays (ages 9 to 14, 4:50 - 5:50 pm.) 

​

Middletown Public School students may complement their class experience with Oddbridge, an extended day program which provides transport from Middletown schools to the Playhouse, a snack, and supervised arts activities, games and homework help before classes start. Oddbridge extends throughout the school year, providing special programs and field trips on early dismissal days or days when regular Oddfellows’ classes are not in session.

​

Our regular season will conclude with a special Oddbridge Mini Production, Robin Hood and the Sherwood Circus. This is a  2 week theater adventure for kids ages 6 to 14, with transportation provided directly from Middletown Public Schools (drop off option available for home schoolers or students from other school districts). Rehearsals will run May 27 - June 5 , Monday through Friday, 4:30 - 6 pm (8 days), with performances Thursday, June 5 and Friday, June 6 at 7 pm.

​

For more details on times, tuition and class descriptions, please go to www.oddfellows.org. If you have specific questions, email info@oddfellows.org or call (860) 347-6143. Financial Aid is available for all programs. It is Playhouse policy that the arts should be available to every young person regardless of ability to pay - no one is turned away for lack of funds.

​

Oddfellows Playhouse, founded in 1975, is Connecticut’s oldest and largest performing arts program for young people. Oddfellows programs are made possible with support from the Middletown Commission on the Arts; Connecticut Office of the Arts/DECD; City of Middletown; The Fund for Greater Hartford; American Savings Foundation; State of Connecticut Judicial Branch (Youth Violence Prevention); Middletown Youth Services Bureau; Community Foundation of Middlesex County; Liberty Bank Foundation; Middletown Health Department; Middlesex United Way; CHEFA Nonprofit Grant; and many generous individual donors.

​

Registration is now open for Spring Programs at Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theater located at 128 Washington Street in Middletown! Beginning March 22, weekly classes in theater, dance, circus, and visual arts will be offered for toddlers to 20 year olds.

​

Saturday Classes with Meg Berritta begin on March 22 and serve children from 15 months to eight years old. Classes include Acrobabies (ages 15 months - 3 years with caregiver; 9:15 - 9:55 am); Circrobatics (ages 3 - 6, 10 - 10:45 am), Faerie Tale Theater (ages 3 - 6, 10:55 - 11:40 am), Circobatics (ages 5 - 8, 11:45 am - 12:30 pm), and Cirque+ (ages 7 to 12, 12:35 - 1:30pm)

​

After-School classes for ages 6 - 14 begin March 24 and will run for eight weeks this spring, culminating in a “Share Week” May 19 - 22. Most classes run 4:50 -5:50 pm.

​

Stage One classes for ages 6 - 8 include Creative Movement on Mondays, Circus I on Tuesdays, Slapstick Theater on Wednesdays and Story Theater from Around the World on Thursdays.

​

Stage Two classes for ages 9 - 11 include Intro to Scene Study on Mondays, Circus II on Tuesdays, Exploring Characters Through Theater Improv on Wednesdays, and Musical Theater (ages 9 to 14) on Thursdays

​

Stage Three classes for ages 12 - 14 include Comic Acting on Mondays (4:30 - 6pm), Intro to Scenic Design on Wednesdays (4:30 - 6pm), and Musical Theater on Thursdays (ages 9 to 14, 4:50 - 5:50 pm.) 

​

Middletown Public School students may complement their class experience with Oddbridge, an extended day program which provides transport from Middletown schools to the Playhouse, a snack, and supervised arts activities, games and homework help before classes start. Oddbridge extends throughout the school year, providing special programs and field trips on early dismissal days or days when regular Oddfellows’ classes are not in session.

​

Our regular season will conclude with a special Oddbridge Mini Production, Robin Hood and the Sherwood Circus. This is a  2 week theater adventure for kids ages 6 to 14, with transportation provided directly from Middletown Public Schools (drop off option available for home schoolers or students from other school districts). Rehearsals will run May 27 - June 5 , Monday through Friday, 4:30 - 6 pm (8 days), with performances Thursday, June 5 and Friday, June 6 at 7 pm.

​

For more details on times, tuition and class descriptions, please go to www.oddfellows.org. If you have specific questions, email info@oddfellows.org or call (860) 347-6143. Financial Aid is available for all programs. It is Playhouse policy that the arts should be available to every young person regardless of ability to pay - no one is turned away for lack of funds.

​

Oddfellows Playhouse, founded in 1975, is Connecticut’s oldest and largest performing arts program for young people. Oddfellows programs are made possible with support from the Middletown Commission on the Arts; Connecticut Office of the Arts/DECD; City of Middletown; The Fund for Greater Hartford; American Savings Foundation; State of Connecticut Judicial Branch (Youth Violence Prevention); Middletown Youth Services Bureau; Community Foundation of Middlesex County; Liberty Bank Foundation; Middletown Health Department; Middlesex United Way; CHEFA Nonprofit Grant; and many generous individual donors.

​

Registration is now open for Spring Programs at Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theater located at 128 Washington Street in Middletown! Beginning March 22, weekly classes in theater, dance, circus, and visual arts will be offered for toddlers to 20 year olds.

​

Saturday Classes with Meg Berritta begin on March 22 and serve children from 15 months to eight years old. Classes include Acrobabies (ages 15 months - 3 years with caregiver; 9:15 - 9:55 am); Circrobatics (ages 3 - 6, 10 - 10:45 am), Faerie Tale Theater (ages 3 - 6, 10:55 - 11:40 am), Circobatics (ages 5 - 8, 11:45 am - 12:30 pm), and Cirque+ (ages 7 to 12, 12:35 - 1:30pm)

​

After-School classes for ages 6 - 14 begin March 24 and will run for eight weeks this spring, culminating in a “Share Week” May 19 - 22. Most classes run 4:50 -5:50 pm.

​

Stage One classes for ages 6 - 8 include Creative Movement on Mondays, Circus I on Tuesdays, Slapstick Theater on Wednesdays and Story Theater from Around the World on Thursdays.

​

Stage Two classes for ages 9 - 11 include Intro to Scene Study on Mondays, Circus II on Tuesdays, Exploring Characters Through Theater Improv on Wednesdays, and Musical Theater (ages 9 to 14) on Thursdays

​

Stage Three classes for ages 12 - 14 include Comic Acting on Mondays (4:30 - 6pm), Intro to Scenic Design on Wednesdays (4:30 - 6pm), and Musical Theater on Thursdays (ages 9 to 14, 4:50 - 5:50 pm.) 

​

Middletown Public School students may complement their class experience with Oddbridge, an extended day program which provides transport from Middletown schools to the Playhouse, a snack, and supervised arts activities, games and homework help before classes start. Oddbridge extends throughout the school year, providing special programs and field trips on early dismissal days or days when regular Oddfellows’ classes are not in session.

​

Our regular season will conclude with a special Oddbridge Mini Production, Robin Hood and the Sherwood Circus. This is a  2 week theater adventure for kids ages 6 to 14, with transportation provided directly from Middletown Public Schools (drop off option available for home schoolers or students from other school districts). Rehearsals will run May 27 - June 5 , Monday through Friday, 4:30 - 6 pm (8 days), with performances Thursday, June 5 and Friday, June 6 at 7 pm.

​

For more details on times, tuition and class descriptions, please go to www.oddfellows.org. If you have specific questions, email info@oddfellows.org or call (860) 347-6143. Financial Aid is available for all programs. It is Playhouse policy that the arts should be available to every young person regardless of ability to pay - no one is turned away for lack of funds.

​

Oddfellows Playhouse, founded in 1975, is Connecticut’s oldest and largest performing arts program for young people. Oddfellows programs are made possible with support from the Middletown Commission on the Arts; Connecticut Office of the Arts/DECD; City of Middletown; The Fund for Greater Hartford; American Savings Foundation; State of Connecticut Judicial Branch (Youth Violence Prevention); Middletown Youth Services Bureau; Community Foundation of Middlesex County; Liberty Bank Foundation; Middletown Health Department; Middlesex United Way; CHEFA Nonprofit Grant; and many generous individual donors.

​

Registration is now open for Spring Programs at Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theater located at 128 Washington Street in Middletown! Beginning March 22, weekly classes in theater, dance, circus, and visual arts will be offered for toddlers to 20 year olds.

​

Saturday Classes with Meg Berritta begin on March 22 and serve children from 15 months to eight years old. Classes include Acrobabies (ages 15 months - 3 years with caregiver; 9:15 - 9:55 am); Circrobatics (ages 3 - 6, 10 - 10:45 am), Faerie Tale Theater (ages 3 - 6, 10:55 - 11:40 am), Circobatics (ages 5 - 8, 11:45 am - 12:30 pm), and Cirque+ (ages 7 to 12, 12:35 - 1:30pm)

​

After-School classes for ages 6 - 14 begin March 24 and will run for eight weeks this spring, culminating in a “Share Week” May 19 - 22. Most classes run 4:50 -5:50 pm.

​

Stage One classes for ages 6 - 8 include Creative Movement on Mondays, Circus I on Tuesdays, Slapstick Theater on Wednesdays and Story Theater from Around the World on Thursdays.

​

Stage Two classes for ages 9 - 11 include Intro to Scene Study on Mondays, Circus II on Tuesdays, Exploring Characters Through Theater Improv on Wednesdays, and Musical Theater (ages 9 to 14) on Thursdays

​

Stage Three classes for ages 12 - 14 include Comic Acting on Mondays (4:30 - 6pm), Intro to Scenic Design on Wednesdays (4:30 - 6pm), and Musical Theater on Thursdays (ages 9 to 14, 4:50 - 5:50 pm.) 

​

Middletown Public School students may complement their class experience with Oddbridge, an extended day program which provides transport from Middletown schools to the Playhouse, a snack, and supervised arts activities, games and homework help before classes start. Oddbridge extends throughout the school year, providing special programs and field trips on early dismissal days or days when regular Oddfellows’ classes are not in session.

​

Our regular season will conclude with a special Oddbridge Mini Production, Robin Hood and the Sherwood Circus. This is a  2 week theater adventure for kids ages 6 to 14, with transportation provided directly from Middletown Public Schools (drop off option available for home schoolers or students from other school districts). Rehearsals will run May 27 - June 5 , Monday through Friday, 4:30 - 6 pm (8 days), with performances Thursday, June 5 and Friday, June 6 at 7 pm.

​

For more details on times, tuition and class descriptions, please go to www.oddfellows.org. If you have specific questions, email info@oddfellows.org or call (860) 347-6143. Financial Aid is available for all programs. It is Playhouse policy that the arts should be available to every young person regardless of ability to pay - no one is turned away for lack of funds.

​

Oddfellows Playhouse, founded in 1975, is Connecticut’s oldest and largest performing arts program for young people. Oddfellows programs are made possible with support from the Middletown Commission on the Arts; Connecticut Office of the Arts/DECD; City of Middletown; The Fund for Greater Hartford; American Savings Foundation; State of Connecticut Judicial Branch (Youth Violence Prevention); Middletown Youth Services Bureau; Community Foundation of Middlesex County; Liberty Bank Foundation; Middletown Health Department; Middlesex United Way; CHEFA Nonprofit Grant; and many generous individual donors.

​

Registration is now open for Spring Programs at Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theater located at 128 Washington Street in Middletown! Beginning March 22, weekly classes in theater, dance, circus, and visual arts will be offered for toddlers to 20 year olds.

​

Saturday Classes with Meg Berritta begin on March 22 and serve children from 15 months to eight years old. Classes include Acrobabies (ages 15 months - 3 years with caregiver; 9:15 - 9:55 am); Circrobatics (ages 3 - 6, 10 - 10:45 am), Faerie Tale Theater (ages 3 - 6, 10:55 - 11:40 am), Circobatics (ages 5 - 8, 11:45 am - 12:30 pm), and Cirque+ (ages 7 to 12, 12:35 - 1:30pm)

​

After-School classes for ages 6 - 14 begin March 24 and will run for eight weeks this spring, culminating in a “Share Week” May 19 - 22. Most classes run 4:50 -5:50 pm.

​

Stage One classes for ages 6 - 8 include Creative Movement on Mondays, Circus I on Tuesdays, Slapstick Theater on Wednesdays and Story Theater from Around the World on Thursdays.

​

Stage Two classes for ages 9 - 11 include Intro to Scene Study on Mondays, Circus II on Tuesdays, Exploring Characters Through Theater Improv on Wednesdays, and Musical Theater (ages 9 to 14) on Thursdays

​

Stage Three classes for ages 12 - 14 include Comic Acting on Mondays (4:30 - 6pm), Intro to Scenic Design on Wednesdays (4:30 - 6pm), and Musical Theater on Thursdays (ages 9 to 14, 4:50 - 5:50 pm.) 

​

Middletown Public School students may complement their class experience with Oddbridge, an extended day program which provides transport from Middletown schools to the Playhouse, a snack, and supervised arts activities, games and homework help before classes start. Oddbridge extends throughout the school year, providing special programs and field trips on early dismissal days or days when regular Oddfellows’ classes are not in session.

​

Our regular season will conclude with a special Oddbridge Mini Production, Robin Hood and the Sherwood Circus. This is a  2 week theater adventure for kids ages 6 to 14, with transportation provided directly from Middletown Public Schools (drop off option available for home schoolers or students from other school districts). Rehearsals will run May 27 - June 5 , Monday through Friday, 4:30 - 6 pm (8 days), with performances Thursday, June 5 and Friday, June 6 at 7 pm.

​

For more details on times, tuition and class descriptions, please go to www.oddfellows.org. If you have specific questions, email info@oddfellows.org or call (860) 347-6143. Financial Aid is available for all programs. It is Playhouse policy that the arts should be available to every young person regardless of ability to pay - no one is turned away for lack of funds.

​

Oddfellows Playhouse, founded in 1975, is Connecticut’s oldest and largest performing arts program for young people. Oddfellows programs are made possible with support from the Middletown Commission on the Arts; Connecticut Office of the Arts/DECD; City of Middletown; The Fund for Greater Hartford; American Savings Foundation; State of Connecticut Judicial Branch (Youth Violence Prevention); Middletown Youth Services Bureau; Community Foundation of Middlesex County; Liberty Bank Foundation; Middletown Health Department; Middlesex United Way; CHEFA Nonprofit Grant; and many generous individual donors.

​

Registration is now open for Spring Programs at Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theater located at 128 Washington Street in Middletown! Beginning March 22, weekly classes in theater, dance, circus, and visual arts will be offered for toddlers to 20 year olds.

​

Saturday Classes with Meg Berritta begin on March 22 and serve children from 15 months to eight years old. Classes include Acrobabies (ages 15 months - 3 years with caregiver; 9:15 - 9:55 am); Circrobatics (ages 3 - 6, 10 - 10:45 am), Faerie Tale Theater (ages 3 - 6, 10:55 - 11:40 am), Circobatics (ages 5 - 8, 11:45 am - 12:30 pm), and Cirque+ (ages 7 to 12, 12:35 - 1:30pm)

​

After-School classes for ages 6 - 14 begin March 24 and will run for eight weeks this spring, culminating in a “Share Week” May 19 - 22. Most classes run 4:50 -5:50 pm.

​

Stage One classes for ages 6 - 8 include Creative Movement on Mondays, Circus I on Tuesdays, Slapstick Theater on Wednesdays and Story Theater from Around the World on Thursdays.

​

Stage Two classes for ages 9 - 11 include Intro to Scene Study on Mondays, Circus II on Tuesdays, Exploring Characters Through Theater Improv on Wednesdays, and Musical Theater (ages 9 to 14) on Thursdays

​

Stage Three classes for ages 12 - 14 include Comic Acting on Mondays (4:30 - 6pm), Intro to Scenic Design on Wednesdays (4:30 - 6pm), and Musical Theater on Thursdays (ages 9 to 14, 4:50 - 5:50 pm.) 

​

Middletown Public School students may complement their class experience with Oddbridge, an extended day program which provides transport from Middletown schools to the Playhouse, a snack, and supervised arts activities, games and homework help before classes start. Oddbridge extends throughout the school year, providing special programs and field trips on early dismissal days or days when regular Oddfellows’ classes are not in session.

​

Our regular season will conclude with a special Oddbridge Mini Production, Robin Hood and the Sherwood Circus. This is a  2 week theater adventure for kids ages 6 to 14, with transportation provided directly from Middletown Public Schools (drop off option available for home schoolers or students from other school districts). Rehearsals will run May 27 - June 5 , Monday through Friday, 4:30 - 6 pm (8 days), with performances Thursday, June 5 and Friday, June 6 at 7 pm.

​

For more details on times, tuition and class descriptions, please go to www.oddfellows.org. If you have specific questions, email info@oddfellows.org or call (860) 347-6143. Financial Aid is available for all programs. It is Playhouse policy that the arts should be available to every young person regardless of ability to pay - no one is turned away for lack of funds.

​

Oddfellows Playhouse, founded in 1975, is Connecticut’s oldest and largest performing arts program for young people. Oddfellows programs are made possible with support from the Middletown Commission on the Arts; Connecticut Office of the Arts/DECD; City of Middletown; The Fund for Greater Hartford; American Savings Foundation; State of Connecticut Judicial Branch (Youth Violence Prevention); Middletown Youth Services Bureau; Community Foundation of Middlesex County; Liberty Bank Foundation; Middletown Health Department; Middlesex United Way; CHEFA Nonprofit Grant; and many generous individual donors.

​

Registration is now open for Spring Programs at Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theater located at 128 Washington Street in Middletown! Beginning March 22, weekly classes in theater, dance, circus, and visual arts will be offered for toddlers to 20 year olds.

​

Saturday Classes with Meg Berritta begin on March 22 and serve children from 15 months to eight years old. Classes include Acrobabies (ages 15 months - 3 years with caregiver; 9:15 - 9:55 am); Circrobatics (ages 3 - 6, 10 - 10:45 am), Faerie Tale Theater (ages 3 - 6, 10:55 - 11:40 am), Circobatics (ages 5 - 8, 11:45 am - 12:30 pm), and Cirque+ (ages 7 to 12, 12:35 - 1:30pm)

​

After-School classes for ages 6 - 14 begin March 24 and will run for eight weeks this spring, culminating in a “Share Week” May 19 - 22. Most classes run 4:50 -5:50 pm.

​

Stage One classes for ages 6 - 8 include Creative Movement on Mondays, Circus I on Tuesdays, Slapstick Theater on Wednesdays and Story Theater from Around the World on Thursdays.

​

Stage Two classes for ages 9 - 11 include Intro to Scene Study on Mondays, Circus II on Tuesdays, Exploring Characters Through Theater Improv on Wednesdays, and Musical Theater (ages 9 to 14) on Thursdays

​

Stage Three classes for ages 12 - 14 include Comic Acting on Mondays (4:30 - 6pm), Intro to Scenic Design on Wednesdays (4:30 - 6pm), and Musical Theater on Thursdays (ages 9 to 14, 4:50 - 5:50 pm.) 

​

Middletown Public School students may complement their class experience with Oddbridge, an extended day program which provides transport from Middletown schools to the Playhouse, a snack, and supervised arts activities, games and homework help before classes start. Oddbridge extends throughout the school year, providing special programs and field trips on early dismissal days or days when regular Oddfellows’ classes are not in session.

​

Our regular season will conclude with a special Oddbridge Mini Production, Robin Hood and the Sherwood Circus. This is a  2 week theater adventure for kids ages 6 to 14, with transportation provided directly from Middletown Public Schools (drop off option available for home schoolers or students from other school districts). Rehearsals will run May 27 - June 5 , Monday through Friday, 4:30 - 6 pm (8 days), with performances Thursday, June 5 and Friday, June 6 at 7 pm.

​

For more details on times, tuition and class descriptions, please go to www.oddfellows.org. If you have specific questions, email info@oddfellows.org or call (860) 347-6143. Financial Aid is available for all programs. It is Playhouse policy that the arts should be available to every young person regardless of ability to pay - no one is turned away for lack of funds.

​

Oddfellows Playhouse, founded in 1975, is Connecticut’s oldest and largest performing arts program for young people. Oddfellows programs are made possible with support from the Middletown Commission on the Arts; Connecticut Office of the Arts/DECD; City of Middletown; The Fund for Greater Hartford; American Savings Foundation; State of Connecticut Judicial Branch (Youth Violence Prevention); Middletown Youth Services Bureau; Community Foundation of Middlesex County; Liberty Bank Foundation; Middletown Health Department; Middlesex United Way; CHEFA Nonprofit Grant; and many generous individual donors.

​

Registration is now open for Spring Programs at Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theater located at 128 Washington Street in Middletown! Beginning March 22, weekly classes in theater, dance, circus, and visual arts will be offered for toddlers to 20 year olds.

​

Saturday Classes with Meg Berritta begin on March 22 and serve children from 15 months to eight years old. Classes include Acrobabies (ages 15 months - 3 years with caregiver; 9:15 - 9:55 am); Circrobatics (ages 3 - 6, 10 - 10:45 am), Faerie Tale Theater (ages 3 - 6, 10:55 - 11:40 am), Circobatics (ages 5 - 8, 11:45 am - 12:30 pm), and Cirque+ (ages 7 to 12, 12:35 - 1:30pm)

​

After-School classes for ages 6 - 14 begin March 24 and will run for eight weeks this spring, culminating in a “Share Week” May 19 - 22. Most classes run 4:50 -5:50 pm.

​

Stage One classes for ages 6 - 8 include Creative Movement on Mondays, Circus I on Tuesdays, Slapstick Theater on Wednesdays and Story Theater from Around the World on Thursdays.

​

Stage Two classes for ages 9 - 11 include Intro to Scene Study on Mondays, Circus II on Tuesdays, Exploring Characters Through Theater Improv on Wednesdays, and Musical Theater (ages 9 to 14) on Thursdays

​

Stage Three classes for ages 12 - 14 include Comic Acting on Mondays (4:30 - 6pm), Intro to Scenic Design on Wednesdays (4:30 - 6pm), and Musical Theater on Thursdays (ages 9 to 14, 4:50 - 5:50 pm.) 

​

Middletown Public School students may complement their class experience with Oddbridge, an extended day program which provides transport from Middletown schools to the Playhouse, a snack, and supervised arts activities, games and homework help before classes start. Oddbridge extends throughout the school year, providing special programs and field trips on early dismissal days or days when regular Oddfellows’ classes are not in session.

​

Our regular season will conclude with a special Oddbridge Mini Production, Robin Hood and the Sherwood Circus. This is a  2 week theater adventure for kids ages 6 to 14, with transportation provided directly from Middletown Public Schools (drop off option available for home schoolers or students from other school districts). Rehearsals will run May 27 - June 5 , Monday through Friday, 4:30 - 6 pm (8 days), with performances Thursday, June 5 and Friday, June 6 at 7 pm.

​

For more details on times, tuition and class descriptions, please go to www.oddfellows.org. If you have specific questions, email info@oddfellows.org or call (860) 347-6143. Financial Aid is available for all programs. It is Playhouse policy that the arts should be available to every young person regardless of ability to pay - no one is turned away for lack of funds.

​

Oddfellows Playhouse, founded in 1975, is Connecticut’s oldest and largest performing arts program for young people. Oddfellows programs are made possible with support from the Middletown Commission on the Arts; Connecticut Office of the Arts/DECD; City of Middletown; The Fund for Greater Hartford; American Savings Foundation; State of Connecticut Judicial Branch (Youth Violence Prevention); Middletown Youth Services Bureau; Community Foundation of Middlesex County; Liberty Bank Foundation; Middletown Health Department; Middlesex United Way; CHEFA Nonprofit Grant; and many generous individual donors.

​

Registration is now open for Spring Programs at Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theater located at 128 Washington Street in Middletown! Beginning March 22, weekly classes in theater, dance, circus, and visual arts will be offered for toddlers to 20 year olds.

​

Saturday Classes with Meg Berritta begin on March 22 and serve children from 15 months to eight years old. Classes include Acrobabies (ages 15 months - 3 years with caregiver; 9:15 - 9:55 am); Circrobatics (ages 3 - 6, 10 - 10:45 am), Faerie Tale Theater (ages 3 - 6, 10:55 - 11:40 am), Circobatics (ages 5 - 8, 11:45 am - 12:30 pm), and Cirque+ (ages 7 to 12, 12:35 - 1:30pm)

​

After-School classes for ages 6 - 14 begin March 24 and will run for eight weeks this spring, culminating in a “Share Week” May 19 - 22. Most classes run 4:50 -5:50 pm.

​

Stage One classes for ages 6 - 8 include Creative Movement on Mondays, Circus I on Tuesdays, Slapstick Theater on Wednesdays and Story Theater from Around the World on Thursdays.

​

Stage Two classes for ages 9 - 11 include Intro to Scene Study on Mondays, Circus II on Tuesdays, Exploring Characters Through Theater Improv on Wednesdays, and Musical Theater (ages 9 to 14) on Thursdays

​

Stage Three classes for ages 12 - 14 include Comic Acting on Mondays (4:30 - 6pm), Intro to Scenic Design on Wednesdays (4:30 - 6pm), and Musical Theater on Thursdays (ages 9 to 14, 4:50 - 5:50 pm.) 

​

Middletown Public School students may complement their class experience with Oddbridge, an extended day program which provides transport from Middletown schools to the Playhouse, a snack, and supervised arts activities, games and homework help before classes start. Oddbridge extends throughout the school year, providing special programs and field trips on early dismissal days or days when regular Oddfellows’ classes are not in session.

​

Our regular season will conclude with a special Oddbridge Mini Production, Robin Hood and the Sherwood Circus. This is a  2 week theater adventure for kids ages 6 to 14, with transportation provided directly from Middletown Public Schools (drop off option available for home schoolers or students from other school districts). Rehearsals will run May 27 - June 5 , Monday through Friday, 4:30 - 6 pm (8 days), with performances Thursday, June 5 and Friday, June 6 at 7 pm.

​

For more details on times, tuition and class descriptions, please go to www.oddfellows.org. If you have specific questions, email info@oddfellows.org or call (860) 347-6143. Financial Aid is available for all programs. It is Playhouse policy that the arts should be available to every young person regardless of ability to pay - no one is turned away for lack of funds.

​

Oddfellows Playhouse, founded in 1975, is Connecticut’s oldest and largest performing arts program for young people. Oddfellows programs are made possible with support from the Middletown Commission on the Arts; Connecticut Office of the Arts/DECD; City of Middletown; The Fund for Greater Hartford; American Savings Foundation; State of Connecticut Judicial Branch (Youth Violence Prevention); Middletown Youth Services Bureau; Community Foundation of Middlesex County; Liberty Bank Foundation; Middletown Health Department; Middlesex United Way; CHEFA Nonprofit Grant; and many generous individual donors.

​

Registration is now open for Spring Programs at Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theater located at 128 Washington Street in Middletown! Beginning March 22, weekly classes in theater, dance, circus, and visual arts will be offered for toddlers to 20 year olds.

​

Saturday Classes with Meg Berritta begin on March 22 and serve children from 15 months to eight years old. Classes include Acrobabies (ages 15 months - 3 years with caregiver; 9:15 - 9:55 am); Circrobatics (ages 3 - 6, 10 - 10:45 am), Faerie Tale Theater (ages 3 - 6, 10:55 - 11:40 am), Circobatics (ages 5 - 8, 11:45 am - 12:30 pm), and Cirque+ (ages 7 to 12, 12:35 - 1:30pm)

​

After-School classes for ages 6 - 14 begin March 24 and will run for eight weeks this spring, culminating in a “Share Week” May 19 - 22. Most classes run 4:50 -5:50 pm.

​

Stage One classes for ages 6 - 8 include Creative Movement on Mondays, Circus I on Tuesdays, Slapstick Theater on Wednesdays and Story Theater from Around the World on Thursdays.

​

Stage Two classes for ages 9 - 11 include Intro to Scene Study on Mondays, Circus II on Tuesdays, Exploring Characters Through Theater Improv on Wednesdays, and Musical Theater (ages 9 to 14) on Thursdays

​

Stage Three classes for ages 12 - 14 include Comic Acting on Mondays (4:30 - 6pm), Intro to Scenic Design on Wednesdays (4:30 - 6pm), and Musical Theater on Thursdays (ages 9 to 14, 4:50 - 5:50 pm.) 

​

Middletown Public School students may complement their class experience with Oddbridge, an extended day program which provides transport from Middletown schools to the Playhouse, a snack, and supervised arts activities, games and homework help before classes start. Oddbridge extends throughout the school year, providing special programs and field trips on early dismissal days or days when regular Oddfellows’ classes are not in session.

​

Our regular season will conclude with a special Oddbridge Mini Production, Robin Hood and the Sherwood Circus. This is a  2 week theater adventure for kids ages 6 to 14, with transportation provided directly from Middletown Public Schools (drop off option available for home schoolers or students from other school districts). Rehearsals will run May 27 - June 5 , Monday through Friday, 4:30 - 6 pm (8 days), with performances Thursday, June 5 and Friday, June 6 at 7 pm.

​

For more details on times, tuition and class descriptions, please go to www.oddfellows.org. If you have specific questions, email info@oddfellows.org or call (860) 347-6143. Financial Aid is available for all programs. It is Playhouse policy that the arts should be available to every young person regardless of ability to pay - no one is turned away for lack of funds.

​

Oddfellows Playhouse, founded in 1975, is Connecticut’s oldest and largest performing arts program for young people. Oddfellows programs are made possible with support from the Middletown Commission on the Arts; Connecticut Office of the Arts/DECD; City of Middletown; The Fund for Greater Hartford; American Savings Foundation; State of Connecticut Judicial Branch (Youth Violence Prevention); Middletown Youth Services Bureau; Community Foundation of Middlesex County; Liberty Bank Foundation; Middletown Health Department; Middlesex United Way; CHEFA Nonprofit Grant; and many generous individual donors.

​

Registration is now open for Spring Programs at Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theater located at 128 Washington Street in Middletown! Beginning March 22, weekly classes in theater, dance, circus, and visual arts will be offered for toddlers to 20 year olds.

​

Saturday Classes with Meg Berritta begin on March 22 and serve children from 15 months to eight years old. Classes include Acrobabies (ages 15 months - 3 years with caregiver; 9:15 - 9:55 am); Circrobatics (ages 3 - 6, 10 - 10:45 am), Faerie Tale Theater (ages 3 - 6, 10:55 - 11:40 am), Circobatics (ages 5 - 8, 11:45 am - 12:30 pm), and Cirque+ (ages 7 to 12, 12:35 - 1:30pm)

​

After-School classes for ages 6 - 14 begin March 24 and will run for eight weeks this spring, culminating in a “Share Week” May 19 - 22. Most classes run 4:50 -5:50 pm.

​

Stage One classes for ages 6 - 8 include Creative Movement on Mondays, Circus I on Tuesdays, Slapstick Theater on Wednesdays and Story Theater from Around the World on Thursdays.

​

Stage Two classes for ages 9 - 11 include Intro to Scene Study on Mondays, Circus II on Tuesdays, Exploring Characters Through Theater Improv on Wednesdays, and Musical Theater (ages 9 to 14) on Thursdays

​

Stage Three classes for ages 12 - 14 include Comic Acting on Mondays (4:30 - 6pm), Intro to Scenic Design on Wednesdays (4:30 - 6pm), and Musical Theater on Thursdays (ages 9 to 14, 4:50 - 5:50 pm.) 

​

Middletown Public School students may complement their class experience with Oddbridge, an extended day program which provides transport from Middletown schools to the Playhouse, a snack, and supervised arts activities, games and homework help before classes start. Oddbridge extends throughout the school year, providing special programs and field trips on early dismissal days or days when regular Oddfellows’ classes are not in session.

​

Our regular season will conclude with a special Oddbridge Mini Production, Robin Hood and the Sherwood Circus. This is a  2 week theater adventure for kids ages 6 to 14, with transportation provided directly from Middletown Public Schools (drop off option available for home schoolers or students from other school districts). Rehearsals will run May 27 - June 5 , Monday through Friday, 4:30 - 6 pm (8 days), with performances Thursday, June 5 and Friday, June 6 at 7 pm.

​

For more details on times, tuition and class descriptions, please go to www.oddfellows.org. If you have specific questions, email info@oddfellows.org or call (860) 347-6143. Financial Aid is available for all programs. It is Playhouse policy that the arts should be available to every young person regardless of ability to pay - no one is turned away for lack of funds.

​

Oddfellows Playhouse, founded in 1975, is Connecticut’s oldest and largest performing arts program for young people. Oddfellows programs are made possible with support from the Middletown Commission on the Arts; Connecticut Office of the Arts/DECD; City of Middletown; The Fund for Greater Hartford; American Savings Foundation; State of Connecticut Judicial Branch (Youth Violence Prevention); Middletown Youth Services Bureau; Community Foundation of Middlesex County; Liberty Bank Foundation; Middletown Health Department; Middlesex United Way; CHEFA Nonprofit Grant; and many generous individual donors.

​

Registration is now open for Spring Programs at Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theater located at 128 Washington Street in Middletown! Beginning March 22, weekly classes in theater, dance, circus, and visual arts will be offered for toddlers to 20 year olds.

​

Saturday Classes with Meg Berritta begin on March 22 and serve children from 15 months to eight years old. Classes include Acrobabies (ages 15 months - 3 years with caregiver; 9:15 - 9:55 am); Circrobatics (ages 3 - 6, 10 - 10:45 am), Faerie Tale Theater (ages 3 - 6, 10:55 - 11:40 am), Circobatics (ages 5 - 8, 11:45 am - 12:30 pm), and Cirque+ (ages 7 to 12, 12:35 - 1:30pm)

​

After-School classes for ages 6 - 14 begin March 24 and will run for eight weeks this spring, culminating in a “Share Week” May 19 - 22. Most classes run 4:50 -5:50 pm.

​

Stage One classes for ages 6 - 8 include Creative Movement on Mondays, Circus I on Tuesdays, Slapstick Theater on Wednesdays and Story Theater from Around the World on Thursdays.

​

Stage Two classes for ages 9 - 11 include Intro to Scene Study on Mondays, Circus II on Tuesdays, Exploring Characters Through Theater Improv on Wednesdays, and Musical Theater (ages 9 to 14) on Thursdays

​

Stage Three classes for ages 12 - 14 include Comic Acting on Mondays (4:30 - 6pm), Intro to Scenic Design on Wednesdays (4:30 - 6pm), and Musical Theater on Thursdays (ages 9 to 14, 4:50 - 5:50 pm.) 

​

Middletown Public School students may complement their class experience with Oddbridge, an extended day program which provides transport from Middletown schools to the Playhouse, a snack, and supervised arts activities, games and homework help before classes start. Oddbridge extends throughout the school year, providing special programs and field trips on early dismissal days or days when regular Oddfellows’ classes are not in session.

​

Our regular season will conclude with a special Oddbridge Mini Production, Robin Hood and the Sherwood Circus. This is a  2 week theater adventure for kids ages 6 to 14, with transportation provided directly from Middletown Public Schools (drop off option available for home schoolers or students from other school districts). Rehearsals will run May 27 - June 5 , Monday through Friday, 4:30 - 6 pm (8 days), with performances Thursday, June 5 and Friday, June 6 at 7 pm.

​

For more details on times, tuition and class descriptions, please go to www.oddfellows.org. If you have specific questions, email info@oddfellows.org or call (860) 347-6143. Financial Aid is available for all programs. It is Playhouse policy that the arts should be available to every young person regardless of ability to pay - no one is turned away for lack of funds.

​

Oddfellows Playhouse, founded in 1975, is Connecticut’s oldest and largest performing arts program for young people. Oddfellows programs are made possible with support from the Middletown Commission on the Arts; Connecticut Office of the Arts/DECD; City of Middletown; The Fund for Greater Hartford; American Savings Foundation; State of Connecticut Judicial Branch (Youth Violence Prevention); Middletown Youth Services Bureau; Community Foundation of Middlesex County; Liberty Bank Foundation; Middletown Health Department; Middlesex United Way; CHEFA Nonprofit Grant; and many generous individual donors.

​

Registration is now open for Spring Programs at Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theater located at 128 Washington Street in Middletown! Beginning March 22, weekly classes in theater, dance, circus, and visual arts will be offered for toddlers to 20 year olds.

​

Saturday Classes with Meg Berritta begin on March 22 and serve children from 15 months to eight years old. Classes include Acrobabies (ages 15 months - 3 years with caregiver; 9:15 - 9:55 am); Circrobatics (ages 3 - 6, 10 - 10:45 am), Faerie Tale Theater (ages 3 - 6, 10:55 - 11:40 am), Circobatics (ages 5 - 8, 11:45 am - 12:30 pm), and Cirque+ (ages 7 to 12, 12:35 - 1:30pm)

​

After-School classes for ages 6 - 14 begin March 24 and will run for eight weeks this spring, culminating in a “Share Week” May 19 - 22. Most classes run 4:50 -5:50 pm.

​

Stage One classes for ages 6 - 8 include Creative Movement on Mondays, Circus I on Tuesdays, Slapstick Theater on Wednesdays and Story Theater from Around the World on Thursdays.

​

Stage Two classes for ages 9 - 11 include Intro to Scene Study on Mondays, Circus II on Tuesdays, Exploring Characters Through Theater Improv on Wednesdays, and Musical Theater (ages 9 to 14) on Thursdays

​

Stage Three classes for ages 12 - 14 include Comic Acting on Mondays (4:30 - 6pm), Intro to Scenic Design on Wednesdays (4:30 - 6pm), and Musical Theater on Thursdays (ages 9 to 14, 4:50 - 5:50 pm.) 

​

Middletown Public School students may complement their class experience with Oddbridge, an extended day program which provides transport from Middletown schools to the Playhouse, a snack, and supervised arts activities, games and homework help before classes start. Oddbridge extends throughout the school year, providing special programs and field trips on early dismissal days or days when regular Oddfellows’ classes are not in session.

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Our regular season will conclude with a special Oddbridge Mini Production, Robin Hood and the Sherwood Circus. This is a  2 week theater adventure for kids ages 6 to 14, with transportation provided directly from Middletown Public Schools (drop off option available for home schoolers or students from other school districts). Rehearsals will run May 27 - June 5 , Monday through Friday, 4:30 - 6 pm (8 days), with performances Thursday, June 5 and Friday, June 6 at 7 pm.

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For more details on times, tuition and class descriptions, please go to www.oddfellows.org. If you have specific questions, email info@oddfellows.org or call (860) 347-6143. Financial Aid is available for all programs. It is Playhouse policy that the arts should be available to every young person regardless of ability to pay - no one is turned away for lack of funds.

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Oddfellows Playhouse, founded in 1975, is Connecticut’s oldest and largest performing arts program for young people. Oddfellows programs are made possible with support from the Middletown Commission on the Arts; Connecticut Office of the Arts/DECD; City of Middletown; The Fund for Greater Hartford; American Savings Foundation; State of Connecticut Judicial Branch (Youth Violence Prevention); Middletown Youth Services Bureau; Community Foundation of Middlesex County; Liberty Bank Foundation; Middletown Health Department; Middlesex United Way; CHEFA Nonprofit Grant; and many generous individual donors.

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Registration is now open for Spring Programs at Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theater located at 128 Washington Street in Middletown! Beginning March 22, weekly classes in theater, dance, circus, and visual arts will be offered for toddlers to 20 year olds.

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Saturday Classes with Meg Berritta begin on March 22 and serve children from 15 months to eight years old. Classes include Acrobabies (ages 15 months - 3 years with caregiver; 9:15 - 9:55 am); Circrobatics (ages 3 - 6, 10 - 10:45 am), Faerie Tale Theater (ages 3 - 6, 10:55 - 11:40 am), Circobatics (ages 5 - 8, 11:45 am - 12:30 pm), and Cirque+ (ages 7 to 12, 12:35 - 1:30pm)

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After-School classes for ages 6 - 14 begin March 24 and will run for eight weeks this spring, culminating in a “Share Week” May 19 - 22. Most classes run 4:50 -5:50 pm.

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Stage One classes for ages 6 - 8 include Creative Movement on Mondays, Circus I on Tuesdays, Slapstick Theater on Wednesdays and Story Theater from Around the World on Thursdays.

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Stage Two classes for ages 9 - 11 include Intro to Scene Study on Mondays, Circus II on Tuesdays, Exploring Characters Through Theater Improv on Wednesdays, and Musical Theater (ages 9 to 14) on Thursdays

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Stage Three classes for ages 12 - 14 include Comic Acting on Mondays (4:30 - 6pm), Intro to Scenic Design on Wednesdays (4:30 - 6pm), and Musical Theater on Thursdays (ages 9 to 14, 4:50 - 5:50 pm.) 

​

Middletown Public School students may complement their class experience with Oddbridge, an extended day program which provides transport from Middletown schools to the Playhouse, a snack, and supervised arts activities, games and homework help before classes start. Oddbridge extends throughout the school year, providing special programs and field trips on early dismissal days or days when regular Oddfellows’ classes are not in session.

​

Our regular season will conclude with a special Oddbridge Mini Production, Robin Hood and the Sherwood Circus. This is a  2 week theater adventure for kids ages 6 to 14, with transportation provided directly from Middletown Public Schools (drop off option available for home schoolers or students from other school districts). Rehearsals will run May 27 - June 5 , Monday through Friday, 4:30 - 6 pm (8 days), with performances Thursday, June 5 and Friday, June 6 at 7 pm.

​

For more details on times, tuition and class descriptions, please go to www.oddfellows.org. If you have specific questions, email info@oddfellows.org or call (860) 347-6143. Financial Aid is available for all programs. It is Playhouse policy that the arts should be available to every young person regardless of ability to pay - no one is turned away for lack of funds.

​

Oddfellows Playhouse, founded in 1975, is Connecticut’s oldest and largest performing arts program for young people. Oddfellows programs are made possible with support from the Middletown Commission on the Arts; Connecticut Office of the Arts/DECD; City of Middletown; The Fund for Greater Hartford; American Savings Foundation; State of Connecticut Judicial Branch (Youth Violence Prevention); Middletown Youth Services Bureau; Community Foundation of Middlesex County; Liberty Bank Foundation; Middletown Health Department; Middlesex United Way; CHEFA Nonprofit Grant; and many generous individual donors.

​

Registration is now open for Spring Programs at Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theater located at 128 Washington Street in Middletown! Beginning March 22, weekly classes in theater, dance, circus, and visual arts will be offered for toddlers to 20 year olds.

​

Saturday Classes with Meg Berritta begin on March 22 and serve children from 15 months to eight years old. Classes include Acrobabies (ages 15 months - 3 years with caregiver; 9:15 - 9:55 am); Circrobatics (ages 3 - 6, 10 - 10:45 am), Faerie Tale Theater (ages 3 - 6, 10:55 - 11:40 am), Circobatics (ages 5 - 8, 11:45 am - 12:30 pm), and Cirque+ (ages 7 to 12, 12:35 - 1:30pm)

​

After-School classes for ages 6 - 14 begin March 24 and will run for eight weeks this spring, culminating in a “Share Week” May 19 - 22. Most classes run 4:50 -5:50 pm.

​

Stage One classes for ages 6 - 8 include Creative Movement on Mondays, Circus I on Tuesdays, Slapstick Theater on Wednesdays and Story Theater from Around the World on Thursdays.

​

Stage Two classes for ages 9 - 11 include Intro to Scene Study on Mondays, Circus II on Tuesdays, Exploring Characters Through Theater Improv on Wednesdays, and Musical Theater (ages 9 to 14) on Thursdays

​

Stage Three classes for ages 12 - 14 include Comic Acting on Mondays (4:30 - 6pm), Intro to Scenic Design on Wednesdays (4:30 - 6pm), and Musical Theater on Thursdays (ages 9 to 14, 4:50 - 5:50 pm.) 

​

Middletown Public School students may complement their class experience with Oddbridge, an extended day program which provides transport from Middletown schools to the Playhouse, a snack, and supervised arts activities, games and homework help before classes start. Oddbridge extends throughout the school year, providing special programs and field trips on early dismissal days or days when regular Oddfellows’ classes are not in session.

​

Our regular season will conclude with a special Oddbridge Mini Production, Robin Hood and the Sherwood Circus. This is a  2 week theater adventure for kids ages 6 to 14, with transportation provided directly from Middletown Public Schools (drop off option available for home schoolers or students from other school districts). Rehearsals will run May 27 - June 5 , Monday through Friday, 4:30 - 6 pm (8 days), with performances Thursday, June 5 and Friday, June 6 at 7 pm.

​

For more details on times, tuition and class descriptions, please go to www.oddfellows.org. If you have specific questions, email info@oddfellows.org or call (860) 347-6143. Financial Aid is available for all programs. It is Playhouse policy that the arts should be available to every young person regardless of ability to pay - no one is turned away for lack of funds.

​

Oddfellows Playhouse, founded in 1975, is Connecticut’s oldest and largest performing arts program for young people. Oddfellows programs are made possible with support from the Middletown Commission on the Arts; Connecticut Office of the Arts/DECD; City of Middletown; The Fund for Greater Hartford; American Savings Foundation; State of Connecticut Judicial Branch (Youth Violence Prevention); Middletown Youth Services Bureau; Community Foundation of Middlesex County; Liberty Bank Foundation; Middletown Health Department; Middlesex United Way; CHEFA Nonprofit Grant; and many generous individual donors.

​

Registration is now open for Spring Programs at Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theater located at 128 Washington Street in Middletown! Beginning March 22, weekly classes in theater, dance, circus, and visual arts will be offered for toddlers to 20 year olds.

​

Saturday Classes with Meg Berritta begin on March 22 and serve children from 15 months to eight years old. Classes include Acrobabies (ages 15 months - 3 years with caregiver; 9:15 - 9:55 am); Circrobatics (ages 3 - 6, 10 - 10:45 am), Faerie Tale Theater (ages 3 - 6, 10:55 - 11:40 am), Circobatics (ages 5 - 8, 11:45 am - 12:30 pm), and Cirque+ (ages 7 to 12, 12:35 - 1:30pm)

​

After-School classes for ages 6 - 14 begin March 24 and will run for eight weeks this spring, culminating in a “Share Week” May 19 - 22. Most classes run 4:50 -5:50 pm.

​

Stage One classes for ages 6 - 8 include Creative Movement on Mondays, Circus I on Tuesdays, Slapstick Theater on Wednesdays and Story Theater from Around the World on Thursdays.

​

Stage Two classes for ages 9 - 11 include Intro to Scene Study on Mondays, Circus II on Tuesdays, Exploring Characters Through Theater Improv on Wednesdays, and Musical Theater (ages 9 to 14) on Thursdays

​

Stage Three classes for ages 12 - 14 include Comic Acting on Mondays (4:30 - 6pm), Intro to Scenic Design on Wednesdays (4:30 - 6pm), and Musical Theater on Thursdays (ages 9 to 14, 4:50 - 5:50 pm.) 

​

Middletown Public School students may complement their class experience with Oddbridge, an extended day program which provides transport from Middletown schools to the Playhouse, a snack, and supervised arts activities, games and homework help before classes start. Oddbridge extends throughout the school year, providing special programs and field trips on early dismissal days or days when regular Oddfellows’ classes are not in session.

​

Our regular season will conclude with a special Oddbridge Mini Production, Robin Hood and the Sherwood Circus. This is a  2 week theater adventure for kids ages 6 to 14, with transportation provided directly from Middletown Public Schools (drop off option available for home schoolers or students from other school districts). Rehearsals will run May 27 - June 5 , Monday through Friday, 4:30 - 6 pm (8 days), with performances Thursday, June 5 and Friday, June 6 at 7 pm.

​

For more details on times, tuition and class descriptions, please go to www.oddfellows.org. If you have specific questions, email info@oddfellows.org or call (860) 347-6143. Financial Aid is available for all programs. It is Playhouse policy that the arts should be available to every young person regardless of ability to pay - no one is turned away for lack of funds.

​

Oddfellows Playhouse, founded in 1975, is Connecticut’s oldest and largest performing arts program for young people. Oddfellows programs are made possible with support from the Middletown Commission on the Arts; Connecticut Office of the Arts/DECD; City of Middletown; The Fund for Greater Hartford; American Savings Foundation; State of Connecticut Judicial Branch (Youth Violence Prevention); Middletown Youth Services Bureau; Community Foundation of Middlesex County; Liberty Bank Foundation; Middletown Health Department; Middlesex United Way; CHEFA Nonprofit Grant; and many generous individual donors.

​

Registration is now open for Spring Programs at Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theater located at 128 Washington Street in Middletown! Beginning March 22, weekly classes in theater, dance, circus, and visual arts will be offered for toddlers to 20 year olds.

​

Saturday Classes with Meg Berritta begin on March 22 and serve children from 15 months to eight years old. Classes include Acrobabies (ages 15 months - 3 years with caregiver; 9:15 - 9:55 am); Circrobatics (ages 3 - 6, 10 - 10:45 am), Faerie Tale Theater (ages 3 - 6, 10:55 - 11:40 am), Circobatics (ages 5 - 8, 11:45 am - 12:30 pm), and Cirque+ (ages 7 to 12, 12:35 - 1:30pm)

​

After-School classes for ages 6 - 14 begin March 24 and will run for eight weeks this spring, culminating in a “Share Week” May 19 - 22. Most classes run 4:50 -5:50 pm.

​

Stage One classes for ages 6 - 8 include Creative Movement on Mondays, Circus I on Tuesdays, Slapstick Theater on Wednesdays and Story Theater from Around the World on Thursdays.

​

Stage Two classes for ages 9 - 11 include Intro to Scene Study on Mondays, Circus II on Tuesdays, Exploring Characters Through Theater Improv on Wednesdays, and Musical Theater (ages 9 to 14) on Thursdays

​

Stage Three classes for ages 12 - 14 include Comic Acting on Mondays (4:30 - 6pm), Intro to Scenic Design on Wednesdays (4:30 - 6pm), and Musical Theater on Thursdays (ages 9 to 14, 4:50 - 5:50 pm.) 

​

Middletown Public School students may complement their class experience with Oddbridge, an extended day program which provides transport from Middletown schools to the Playhouse, a snack, and supervised arts activities, games and homework help before classes start. Oddbridge extends throughout the school year, providing special programs and field trips on early dismissal days or days when regular Oddfellows’ classes are not in session.

​

Our regular season will conclude with a special Oddbridge Mini Production, Robin Hood and the Sherwood Circus. This is a  2 week theater adventure for kids ages 6 to 14, with transportation provided directly from Middletown Public Schools (drop off option available for home schoolers or students from other school districts). Rehearsals will run May 27 - June 5 , Monday through Friday, 4:30 - 6 pm (8 days), with performances Thursday, June 5 and Friday, June 6 at 7 pm.

​

For more details on times, tuition and class descriptions, please go to www.oddfellows.org. If you have specific questions, email info@oddfellows.org or call (860) 347-6143. Financial Aid is available for all programs. It is Playhouse policy that the arts should be available to every young person regardless of ability to pay - no one is turned away for lack of funds.

​

Oddfellows Playhouse, founded in 1975, is Connecticut’s oldest and largest performing arts program for young people. Oddfellows programs are made possible with support from the Middletown Commission on the Arts; Connecticut Office of the Arts/DECD; City of Middletown; The Fund for Greater Hartford; American Savings Foundation; State of Connecticut Judicial Branch (Youth Violence Prevention); Middletown Youth Services Bureau; Community Foundation of Middlesex County; Liberty Bank Foundation; Middletown Health Department; Middlesex United Way; CHEFA Nonprofit Grant; and many generous individual donors.

​

Registration is now open for Spring Programs at Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theater located at 128 Washington Street in Middletown! Beginning March 22, weekly classes in theater, dance, circus, and visual arts will be offered for toddlers to 20 year olds.

​

Saturday Classes with Meg Berritta begin on March 22 and serve children from 15 months to eight years old. Classes include Acrobabies (ages 15 months - 3 years with caregiver; 9:15 - 9:55 am); Circrobatics (ages 3 - 6, 10 - 10:45 am), Faerie Tale Theater (ages 3 - 6, 10:55 - 11:40 am), Circobatics (ages 5 - 8, 11:45 am - 12:30 pm), and Cirque+ (ages 7 to 12, 12:35 - 1:30pm)

​

After-School classes for ages 6 - 14 begin March 24 and will run for eight weeks this spring, culminating in a “Share Week” May 19 - 22. Most classes run 4:50 -5:50 pm.

​

Stage One classes for ages 6 - 8 include Creative Movement on Mondays, Circus I on Tuesdays, Slapstick Theater on Wednesdays and Story Theater from Around the World on Thursdays.

​

Stage Two classes for ages 9 - 11 include Intro to Scene Study on Mondays, Circus II on Tuesdays, Exploring Characters Through Theater Improv on Wednesdays, and Musical Theater (ages 9 to 14) on Thursdays

​

Stage Three classes for ages 12 - 14 include Comic Acting on Mondays (4:30 - 6pm), Intro to Scenic Design on Wednesdays (4:30 - 6pm), and Musical Theater on Thursdays (ages 9 to 14, 4:50 - 5:50 pm.) 

​

Middletown Public School students may complement their class experience with Oddbridge, an extended day program which provides transport from Middletown schools to the Playhouse, a snack, and supervised arts activities, games and homework help before classes start. Oddbridge extends throughout the school year, providing special programs and field trips on early dismissal days or days when regular Oddfellows’ classes are not in session.

​

Our regular season will conclude with a special Oddbridge Mini Production, Robin Hood and the Sherwood Circus. This is a  2 week theater adventure for kids ages 6 to 14, with transportation provided directly from Middletown Public Schools (drop off option available for home schoolers or students from other school districts). Rehearsals will run May 27 - June 5 , Monday through Friday, 4:30 - 6 pm (8 days), with performances Thursday, June 5 and Friday, June 6 at 7 pm.

​

For more details on times, tuition and class descriptions, please go to www.oddfellows.org. If you have specific questions, email info@oddfellows.org or call (860) 347-6143. Financial Aid is available for all programs. It is Playhouse policy that the arts should be available to every young person regardless of ability to pay - no one is turned away for lack of funds.

​

Oddfellows Playhouse, founded in 1975, is Connecticut’s oldest and largest performing arts program for young people. Oddfellows programs are made possible with support from the Middletown Commission on the Arts; Connecticut Office of the Arts/DECD; City of Middletown; The Fund for Greater Hartford; American Savings Foundation; State of Connecticut Judicial Branch (Youth Violence Prevention); Middletown Youth Services Bureau; Community Foundation of Middlesex County; Liberty Bank Foundation; Middletown Health Department; Middlesex United Way; CHEFA Nonprofit Grant; and many generous individual donors.

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Step into a world where history meets harmony at the Bluegrass Jam at the Museum! Dive deep into the heart of American bluegrass music, as the Shore Line Trolley Museum transforms into a vibrant stage for an evening of musical enchantment.

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On the first Tuesday of each month, as the clock strikes 6:00pm, witness a musical rendezvous that celebrates the soulful rhythms and spirited tunes of bluegrass. Whether you're a seasoned musician or someone who simply loves the melodies, there's a spot for you in this musical extravaganza. Come with friends, family, or venture solo – all are welcome!

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Set against the backdrop of the Shore Line Trolley Museum's historic charm, attendees will be treated to the mesmerizing sounds of bluegrass, surrounded by the timeless allure of vintage trolleys. It's not just a concert; it's a journey through time, where every note echoes the legacy of a cherished American musical tradition.

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Bring along your curiosity and immerse yourself in an evening of musical brilliance. Whether you're strumming along or swaying to the rhythms, Bluegrass Jam at the Museum promises memories that will linger long after the last chord is played.

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While the event itself is a gift to music lovers, we kindly suggest a donation of any amount to support the Shore Line Trolley Museum's continued dedication to preserving history and promoting the arts.

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Mark your calendars, spread the word, and let's make history together at Bluegrass Jam at the Museum. A night of melodies, memories, and magic awaits!

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Come read your poem or a favorite, sing a song, play a tune …the mic is yours!

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Poets, -Artists-Singers-Songwriters-Acoustic or stand up performances! welcome to our Open Mic held on the First Thursday of each month at the Scranton Library in Madison 108 Boston Post Road in Madison, CT.

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