The New Milford Visiting Nurse Association will host its ninth annual Artists for Hospice event June 2 at 8 p.m. The program will be held at Canterbury School, located on Aspetuck Avenue in New Milford, and will feature internationally renowned jazz clarinetist Ken Peplowski. Noted New York Times music critic John S. Wilson describes Mr. Peplowski as a clarinetist with a Benny Goodman tone and a Buddy DeFranco style. All proceeds from the event will benefit the Hospice program, which provides services to terminally ill people and their families, as well as other Hospice programs. Actors and singers interested in auditioning for the theater s musical Sweeney Todd by Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler should visit TheatreWorks May 14-15 from 7 to 9 p.m.
All roles are available.
Rehearsals are scheduled to begin in June and the show will run July 20 through Aug. 18. The event will include a tour of the doll-making workshop and a meeting with Ms. Wakeen in her studio. Hourly drawings to award a free personalized 20-inch dolls will take place. The open hose will feature a tour of the farm and an ongoing tack sale. The rain date would be Sunday.