Admission is free. Also extensive outside displays. Friday and Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. The Newtown Historical Society will sponsor a Living History Demonstration May 20 from 1 to 4 p.m. John Santo, a tinsmith, will appear in 18th century dress and discuss the fabrication of Colonial tinware as he demonstrates the art, including the making of a lantern and bread pan. Costumed guides will escort guests through the house to share stories about daily life in early Newtown.
Admission is free and open to the public.
University of Connecticut , Thomas J. Dodd Research Center. A collection of material about 1960s activist Abbie Hoffman will be on display through May 25. Highlights include declassified FBI documents and photographs. The News-Times Online Edition is published daily Monday through Sunday. The News-Times provides news for the towns of Danbury , Bethel , Bridgewater , Brookfield , Washington , New Milford , New Fairfield , Newtown , Redding , Ridgefield , Sherman and Southbury Connecticut.