THE DISCOVERY CENTER     AT RIDGEFIELD

UPCOMING PROGRAMS
Please call 203-438-1063 to register for an event or if you have any questions.  

Graveyard Tour Sat. Oct. 4 2:00 pm

Costumed actors will be onsite with stories and anecdotes of our earlier residents, including Timothy Keeler Jr. of the Keeler Tavern; Cass Gilbert, the famous architect; Eliphalet Brown, the artist who accompanied Commodore Matthew Perry's expedition to Japan in 1853, and others. This graveyard tour will be held in the triangular cemetery complex bounded by North Salem Rd.(Rte.116), North St. and Mapleshade Rd. Parking will be available in Mapleshade Cemetery. The entrance is at the corner of Mapleshade Rd. and North St. Free for members, $5 for non-members. Please call 438-1063 to register.

Telescope Clinic Sat. Oct. 11 6 PM

Meet the Discovery Center amateur astronomers at Veterans Park field for a peek at the stars and moon. Bring your own telescope, get advice on using it, or just use ours. Members free, $5 for non-members. Please call 438-1063 to register.

Port of Missing men Sat. Oct. 19 1:30 PM

This popular historical program takes you back to the early 1900's to the site of the famous 'tea house' situated across the town line in North Salem. The restaurant no longer exists but a walk of the old Port of Missing Men property will feature stories about the Italian immigrants who brought their Old World skills to Ridgefield to build roads and bridges, clear swamps and build dams and lakes like Turtle Pond. Join us and relive the early years of Ridgefield and search for the ruins of the shanties where workmen lived. Participants should meet in the Ridgefield High School parking lot nearest the tennis courts. We will drive 2 miles into North Salem to begin our walk. Members free, $5 for Non-members. Please call and sign-up at 438-1063.

The Ghosts of Ridgefield Sat. Oct. 25 Raindate: Oct, 26 Scheduled tours

On this always-popular night hike through Hemlock Hills open space, you will meet many ghostly Ridgefield residents of old. Finish with a stop at the campfire for a cup of cider. Tour start at 6:30 and go out in groups of up to 15 every 15 minutes. RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED: 438-1063. Members free, $5 for Non-members.

It is important to call 203-438-1063 if you plan to attend, in case there is a change in time or place. Also, if not enough people call for certain events, the event may be cancelled. So, please call.