Events in Connecticut Surrounding The War

• The Green - Waterbury , CT
  Saturday, Sept. 8 through Monday, Sept. 10, 2007

• • 9/8, 9/9
    
  • 9 a.m.-5 p.m.: You Are There! World War II Reenactment
  • Visit the CPTV booth on the Green to learn about the national Library of Congress Veterans History Project. Find out how you can participate in CPTV's workshop and learn how to help preserve the personal stories of World War II veterans and war workers. Receive a free Viewers Guide to "The War," premiering on Sunday, September 23 at 8 pm on CPTV.
    
    
  • 9/10
    
  • 3 pm: Waterbury Green
  • The public is invited to meet World War II re-enactors, based in tents on the Green, will share stories of American men and women on the battlefront.
    
    Visit the CPTV booth to learn about the Library of Congress Veterans History Project and how you can participate. Get a free Viewers Guide to "The War."
    
    
  • 5 pm: Community Meeting on the Green
  • Join in celebrating the efforts of Waterbury's "Greatest Generation" during World War II. Waterbury Mayor Michael Jujura will present filmmaker Ken Burns with the key to the city.
    
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    6 pm: Community March
  • Spectators gathered on the Waterbury Green will follow the Mattatuck Drum Corps in a march to the Palace Theater preview screening of PBS's new series "The War," a film produced by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. (PREVIEW SCREENING IS SOLD OUT.) The series premieres on CPTV on Sunday, September 23 at 8 pm.
    
    
  • The Waterbury Green is located within the Downtown Waterbury National Register Historic District. It is bordered by North Main Street, East Main Street, West Main Street and Church Street.

• Palace Theater - Waterbury, CT
  http://www.palacetheaterct.org/
  Monday, Sept. 10, 2007; 7 p.m.

• • CPTV’s preview screening of The War , introduced by producer/director Ken Burns.
  • Sponsors: Webster Bank and Republican-American
    

• Republican-American newspaper - Waterbury , CT
  http://www.rep-am.com/
  Sunday, Sept. 23, 2007

• • The War Keepsake Edition (in Republican-American Sunday paper)
    

• Mattatuck Museum - Waterbury , CT
  http://www.mattatuckmuseum.org/
  August 30-November 18, 2007

• September 10, 2007; 12-2 p.m.

• • Bombshells, Bond Rallies and Blackouts: Waterbury in World War II ( Exhibition)

• Timexpo: The Timex Museum - Waterbury , CT
  http://www.timexpo.com/
  September 8-December 28, 2007

• • Aiding the Allies around the clock (Exhibition)
  • This exhibit takes you back in time to the WWII era, revealing our community and its commitment to the war effort during this unforgettable period. The exhibit dedicated to a WWII Veteran, Anthony J. Conti, captures the history of our Waterbury residents, workers, and soldiers through photos, articles, personal stories and other memorabilia.
• • A conversation with Ken Burns luncheon
    

• Mill Museum ( Windham Textile & History Museum) - Willimantic , CT
  http://www.millmuseum.org/
  Saturday, Sept. 29 and Sunday, Sept. 30; 12 to 6 p.m.

• • Home Front Knitting Workshop
  • Knit for a soldier or veteran
  • World War II Veteran Interviews
  • Story Collection for Library of Congress
    
    Plus, On the Home Front exhibit, USO dance and walking tour.
    Info at www.millmuseum.org or call 860-456-2178.
    
    Veterans oral history event funded by a grant from the Community Foundation of the Tri-County Area’s Cultural Heritage Program supported by the Connecticut Humanities Council. Media Sponsor: CPTV
    

• • Dear Eva: Letters of World War II- Greenwich , CT
    http://www.hstg.org
    Thursday, September 27 at 7 p.m.
    Vanderbilt Education Center
    Historical Society

  • The first act of Dear Eva, a new play derived from a collection of World War II letters, both to and from the home front, will be presented as a dramatic reading by three actors. Greenwich resident Catherine Ladnier and her collaborator Paul Janensch, associate professor of journalism at Quinnipiac University, are writing the nonfiction play based on wartime letters saved by Catherine's mother, Eva Lee Brown, of Easley, South Carolina.
    
    A "talk-back" with the audience, writers and actors will follow the performance. Refreshments with a World War II theme will be served.
    
    General admission is $15; admission for members is $10. Call (203) 869-6899, ext. 10, for information or to register.
    
    

• Silas Bronson Library- Waterbury, CT
  http://www.bronsonlibrary.org/
  Mondays, Oct. 1, November 5, and December 3; 7 p.m.
  

• • World War II Book Discussion Series
    Register today - Call 203 574-8233
    
    World War II Book Discussion Series - Mondays; 7:00 p.m.
    • "Guadalcanal Diary" - Richard Tregaskis; Oct.1
    • "The Longest Day" - Cornelius Ryan; Nov.5
    • "The Naked and the Dead" - Norman Mailer; Dec.3
    
    Discussions led by Dr. Burton W. Peretti, Western CT State University. Admission is free. Books available for loan at the Adult Information desk. Handicapped accessible. Free parking after 6:00 p.m. Funded by CT Humanities Council Waterbury Mayor's Arts & Tourism Commission.
  
  
  
  • Wednesday, Oct. 17
    
    • Book Talk and Signing
    • "The Humble and the Heroic
    • Wartime Italian Americans"
    
    by Dr. Salvatore J. LaGumina, Professor Emeritus & Director - The Cener for Italian American Studies, Nassau Community College. Dr. LaGumina is past president of the American Italian Historical Association. Author of dozens of scholarly articles Author, editor, or co-editor of 17 books, including "The Italian American Experience: An Encyclopedia," "From Steerage to Suburb, Long Island Italians," "Wop, A Documentary History of Anti-Italian Discrimination," Funded by: Favale-Generali Post 8 Waterbury Chapter of UNICO, Waterbury Mayor's Arts & Tourism Commission.
    
    Admission is free. Ample free parking after 6:00 p.m. The Silas Bronson Library is handicapped accessible.

• Main Street Waterbury - Waterbury , CT
  http://www.mainstreetwaterbury.com/
  Saturday, Oct. 6; 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

• • 3 rd Annual Downtown Draw sidewalk chalk drawing competition, featuring “Positive Home Front Images” contest theme for children.
    
• Additional information about Connecticut events and activities related to World War II will be added as it becomes available.