Weather Permitting

As of Thursday 8 a.m.,Connecticut residents were being warned of a possible large snowstorm, 6 - 12 inches of heavy, wet, snow scheduled to commence Friday mid-morning. The heaviest snow will, presumably, fall between 12 noon and 6 p.m., disrupting traffic, business, and arts events.

Which is too bad, especially for the Teen Repertory Company of Oddfellows Playhouse. It's the 3rd and final weekend for their production of "The Threepenny Opera" and all reports are that the actors have hit their stride and the show is a knock-out! Performances are scheduled for Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:30 p.m. If you were thinking of going or already have tickets, best call 347-6143 to see if the show will go on. A number of the actors and stage crew come from outside Middletown and, if the roads are as bad as the forecast says they might be, Oddfellows may have to call off Friday's production.

Guitarist Daniel Salazar is the featured performer in The Green Street Arts Center "In The Limelight: Latino Voices" series scheduled to take place at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Currently living in Hartford, Salazar has performed in venues around the world and his repertoire ranges from popular Latin music to classical masterpieces from Spain and Mexico. For ticket information, call 685-7871.

The final "Holiday on Main Street" celebration is scheduled for Saturday from 10:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Hay Rides on Main Street to "Corduroy Bear"making an 11:30 a.m.appearance at Broad Street Books is on tap. There will be food and plenty of other activities. For more information, go to www.middlesexchamber.com.

The Buttonwood Tree has 3 events planned but both are set to take place on Saturday. At 10 a.m., the Middletown Park & Recreation Department is using the North End space for its annual Ornament-making Workshop, an opportunity for children and parents to get creative with their holiday decorations. At 12 noon, there will be a book-reading & puppet show in the performance space. Robert Edward Perron's "The Adventures of Bum & Carey Bear" is the featured book and children ages 8 and older should enjoy the event. The author will be on-hand (literally and figuratively) to read and present the puppet show. Both events are free and open to the public.

At 6:30 p.m., the Central Valley Poetry Series, hosted by Colin Haskins, presents Greg Scott. This event is also free and open to the public. The Buttonwood will accept non-perishable food items for its neighbor, St. Vincent De Paul Place. For more information about these and all events at The Buttonwood Tree, go to www.buttonwood.org or call 347-4957.