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Its 21 THE HARTFORD COURANT THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 28, 1995 MmmMMmmmmri mwm- sail in I i ft, (it Li hi, vs if if 3 p.m. Route 140, East Windsor (627-6540). East Haddam Historical Museum in the Barn and 1815 Amasa Day House Museum on Moodus Green features East Haddam historical artifacts dating from early settlers in the 1680s through the Colonial, Federal, Greek Revival and Victorian eras to mid-20th century. Amasa Day House is at routes 151 and 149. Hours: Sat-Sun, 1-4 p.m.

Admission: $3, $1 for students age 12 to 19, free to children under 1 2 when accompanied by an adult. (873-8144). East Hartford Museums Guided tours of 1761 Huguenot House, 1821 Goodwin Schoolhouse and 1850 Burn-ham Blacksmith Shop. Hours: today, Sun and holidays, 1-4 p.m.; other times by appointment. Free, but donations accepted.

Martin Park, 307 Burnside Route 44, East Hartford (568-6178 or 568-5032). Eli Whitney Museum Traces history of industry on Mill River from 1 790s to 1 970s. "Windows on the Works," permanent exhibit. Hours: Wed-Fri and Sun, noon-5 p.m.; Sat, 1 0-3. Admission: $1 .50, senior citizens, children 3-1 free to children 2 and younger.

915 Whitney Hamden (777-1833). Harriet Beecher Stow House Restored home of author. Hours: Mon-Sat, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Sun, p.m.; last tour of day begins at 4. All tours guided. Admission: $6, senior citizens; $2.75, ages 6-1 6.

Museum shop features Victorian gift items. 73 Forest Hartford (525-931 7). Historic Ship Nautilus and Submarine Force Library Museum Features world's first nuclear-powered submarine, a history of U.S. submarine force. Visitors invited to tour historic ship.

Hours: Mon and Wed-Sun, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Tues, 1-5 p.m. Free. U.S. Naval Submarine Base, Route 12, Exit 86 off 1-95, Groton (449-3174). Historical Society of Glastonbury's Museum on the Green Display of 300 years of Glastonbury history in recognition of town tercentenary (1 693- 1993).

Hours: Mon and Thurs, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; other times by appintment. Free, but donations accepted. Main and Hubbard streets, Glastonbury (633-6890). Institute for American Indian Studies "As We Tell Our Stories: Living Traditions and the Algonkian Peoples of Indian New England," permanent exhibition. "Harmony, Strength and the Spiritual: The Art of Jeanne Walker Rorex," ends Oct.

31. "Cultural Treasures," ends Oct. 31. Hours: Mon-Sat, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun, noon-5 p.m. Admission: $2, ages 6-16; free to children 5 and younger.

38 Curtis Road, off Route 199, Washington (868-0518). Katharine S. Dav Houia Hnurs- Impressionism exhibit at Yale The exhibit "Imoressionism in America 1870-1915" opens Saturday at the Yale University Art Gallery. Shown is "Back of the Old House" by Childe Hassam. The selection of paintings and works on paper runs through Oct.

22. "Sunday in the Sun: The American Impressionists, a symposium and afternoon tea, is bunday trom to 4:30 p.m. Fee: $30, $24 for members. The gallery is at 1111 Lhapel New Haven. Hours: luesaay tnrougn Saturday, 10 a.m.

to 5 p.m., and Sunday, 2 to 5 p.m. Admission is free. Information: 432-0600. Bruce Museum "Pretty Deadly," opens Fri, ends Nov. 8.

"The Mobile, the Stabile, the Animal: Wit in the Art of Alexander Calder," sculptures, ends Dec. 31 "Flight: Ready for Take-Off," ends August 1996. "Changes in Our Land" long-term exhibit; "Cos Cob Traditions," ends Nov. 15. Royal Oak Lecture: "Sargent in England: An American Abroad," today, 2 p.m.

Fee: $1 1 $8 for members. "Fly High Weekend" Sat, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and Sun, 2-5 p.m. Hours: Tues-Sat, 10-5 p.m.; Sun, 2-5 p.m. Closed Labor Day.

Museum admission: $3.50, adults; $2.50, senior citizens, children ages 5-12; free for members, children 4 and under. 1 Museum Drive, Greenwich (869-0376). Connecticut Discovery Museum "Project Energy," permanent hands-on exhibit. "Fly Over Mars," permanent hands-on science exhibit. Planetarium shows Tues-Fri at 1 and 3:30 p.m.; Sat-Sun at 1 and 3 p.m.

Admission (includes planetarium): $4, children 4-14, students with ID, senior citizens; free to museum members, children 3 and younger. 4450 Park Bridgeport (372-3521). Florence Griswold Museum "Faces of Change: The Art of Ivan G. Olinsky," ends Oct. 29.

"The Chadwick Studio: Workplace of an American Impressionist," ends Oct 29. Hours: Tues-Sat, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun, 1-5 p.m. Admission: free to children 1 1 and younger, members. 96 Lyme Old Lyme (434-5542). Hill-Stead Museum 1901 colonial-revival country house with impressionist paintings by Claude Monet, Edouard Manet, Edgar Degas and Mary Cassatt, collected by Alfred Atmore Pope; includes restored Beatrix Farrand garden; house designed by Pope's daughter, Theodate Pope Riddle, in collaboration with Mc-Kim, Mead and White.

Guided tours: Tues-Sun, 1 0 a.m.-5 p.m.; last full tour at 4 p.m. Museum admission: $5, students, senior citizens 62 and older; $3, children 6-12; free to children 5 and younger, members. Baby strollers not permitted in museum. Sunken Garden and museum grounds free during daylight hours. 35 Mountain Road, Farmington (677-9064).

Lyme Academy of Fine Arts Works by Stephan Giannini, ends Nov. 5. Hours: Tues-Sat, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sun, 1-4 p.m. 84 Lyme Old Lyme (434-5232). Lyman Allyn Art Museum "Faces," an examination of faces across many cultures, opens Sat, ends Jan.

1 "French Paper" ends Jan. 1. "Illumination: Pastels and Oils," by GiGi Horr Liverant, ends Nov. 12. "Connecticut Impressionism From the Permanent Collection," through spring.

Hours are Tues-Sun, 1-5 p.m. Admission: $2, students, senior citizens with ID; free to children 12 and younger. Museum grounds hold sculptures by Sol LeWitt, Carol Kreeger Davidson, Gabriel Warren and David Smalley. 625 Williams New London (443-2545). Mattatuck Museum "Investing In Dreams: Inspiring Mystery." Gallery hours: Tues-Sat, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun, noon-5 p.m.

Museum store hours: Tues-Sat, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Museum cafe hours: Tues-Fri, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. 144 W. Main Waterbury (753-0381).

New Britain Museum of American Art "NEWNOW: Alejandro Berlin Sculpture," ends Nov. 5. "26th Annual Juried Members Show," ends Sun. "Studies by Thomas Hart Benton for 'The Arts of Life in America' Murals," ends Sun. "Summer; Porch Sitting: An American Tradition," ends Mon.

"A New Look: The Reinstallation of the Permanent Collection," ongoing. "Animals: Real, Imaginary, Endangered," ongoing. Hours: Tues-Sun, 1-5 p.m. Free. 56 Lexington New Britain (229-0257).

Wadsworth Atheneum "Shaker: The Art of Craftmanship," opens Sat; opening preview with lecture and music, Sat, 7-10 p.m.; ends Dec. 3. Tickets: $10- "The Cult Saints of Medieval Art," today, 1 p.m.; "Craft and the Machine: Twentieth Century Design," Tues, 2 p.m. Hours: Tues-Sat, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun, 2-5 p.m. All events free; closed on national holidays.

1111 Chapel New Haven Thurs, Free. House adjacent to narnei beecner btowe House, 77 Forest Hartford (525-93 17). King House Museum Period rooms, free to children 1 1 and younger. Blue Hill Road, Franklin (642-6413). Connecticut Historical Society "Best Foot Forward: Seeing Ourselves Through Shoes," ends Dec.

30. Exhibit is in main lobby of the museum. Hours, Mon-Fri, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sun, noon-5 p.m. "Riding High: Albert Pope and the American Bicycle Craze, 1876-1910," ends Jan.

31. "Provincial Elegance: The Barbour and Related Collections of Connecticut Arts, 1730-1830," permanent exhibition. Hours: Tues-Fri and Sun, p.m. Admission: free to ages 1 8 and younger, students with valid ID, members; free to all first Sunday of every month. 1 Elizabeth Hartford (236-5621).

Connecticut River Museum "Connecticut River Privateers Were They Patriots, Entrepreneurs or Pirates?" through November. Hours: Tues-Sun, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission: $3, senior citizens; $2, children 9-12. Steamboat Dock, Main Street, Essex (767-8269). Connecticut Valley Historical Museum "Wyndhurst," an exhibit of century-old original photographs, furniture, crystal, linen and china from an estate once on Crescent Hill in Springfield, ends Jan 31.

"And To Think He Saw It in Springfield," ends Jan. 28. Hours: Thurs-Sun, noon-4. Admission: $1, ages 6-18; free to children 6 and younger. Provides entry into all four museums at Quadrangle.

Free parking at Springfield Library Museums lots on State and Edwards streets. State Street, Springfield (413-739-3871). Connecticut Trolley Museum Unlimited 3-mile trolley rides on vintage cars. Trolley rides: $5, senior citizens 62 and older; $3, children 5-12; free to children 5 and younger when accompanied by adult. Hours: Sat-Sun, noon-5 $25.

Shaker Family Day on Oct. 22. "Out of Fashion: Alternative Dress," ends Feb. 11. "Yukinori YanagiMATRIX 128," ends Nov.

5. Museum hours: Tues-Sun, 1 1 a.m.-5 p.m. General admission: $4, senior citizens, students with ID; free to children 12 and younger, members; free to individuals all day Thurs, and 1 1 a.m.-noon on Sat but reservations must be made for group visits of 10 or more. "First Thursdays," museum open until 8 p.m. on first Thursday of each month.

Program offers changing schedule of tours, music, film and food. 600 Main Hartford (278-2670). Whitney Museum of American Art at Champion "Archeological Urban Dada," ends Nov. 29. Hours: Tues-Sat, 1 1 a.m.-5 p.m.

For group tours, call 358-7652. Atlantic Street and Tresser Boulevard, Stamford (358-7630). William Benton Museum of Art '30th Annual Art Department Faculty Exhibition," ends Oct. 8. Museum hours: Tues-Fri, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Sat-Sun, p.m.

Free. University of Connecticut, 245 Glenbrook Road, Storrs (486-4520). Yale Center for British Art "The Art of Humbug," ends Oct. 15. Gallery talk: "Constance Stuart Larrabee," today at 1 1 a.m.

and Sat at noon. Introductory walk Sat, 1 1 a.m. Hours: Tues-Sat, 10 a.m.-5p.m.; Sun, noon-5 p.m. Admission: free. 1080 Chapel New Haven (432-2800).

Yale University Art Gallery "Constance Stuart Larrabee: Time Exposure," ends Nov. 12. "Selections ot Asian Art," ends Dec. 30. "Impressionism in America," opens Sat, ends Oct.

22. "Sunday in the Sun: The American Impressionists," symposium and afternoon tea, Sun, p.m. Fee: $30, $24 for members. "Homer and Eakins," opens Sat, ends Dec. 3.

Introductory tour: Sat and Wed, 1:30 p.m. Gallery talk: exhibits of local history, including Suffield tobacco and cigars. Wed, Sat, 1-4 p.m. Admission: $1, free for students. 232 S.

Main Suffield (668-5256). Lock Museum of America Largest American Clock Watch Museum Display of more than 3,000 clocks and watches dating to the 1 7th century. Daily, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission: $3.50 adults, $1.50 ages 8 to 15, free for ages 7 and under. 1 00 Maple Bristol (583-6070).

Bamum Museum Restored 1893 building houses original artifacts, memorabilia telling story of P.T. Barnum politician, journalist, museum owner and founder of "The Greatest Show on Earth." "Clowning Around," exhibit. Hours: Mon, 1 1 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Tues-Sat, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Sun, p.m.; closed on national holidays. Admission: $4, students, senior citizens; $3, ages 4-18; free to children 3 and younaer. Jridgeport senior citizens, members.

820 Main Bridgeport (331-1104). Berlin Historical Society Museum Artifacts, tin machinery and brick memorabilia depicting history of Berlin. Hours: Sat, 1-4 p.m. Free, but donations accepted. Main and Peck streets, Kensington section of Berlin (828-1891).

Bloomfield Farm Implement Museum Exhibit of farming tools dating from 1750, farm animals for children to feed and pet. Hours: daily, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Admission: $2. 434 Tunxis Bloomfield (242-1130). Blue Slope Country Museum Working farm, displaying tools used by farmers 100 to 200 years ago.

Admission: collection of locks, keys and ornate hardware in United States; 22,000 items tracing American lock history to local begin nings. Hours: Tues-Sun, p.m. Admission: $3, $2.50 senior citizens, free for ages 4-12. 130 Main Terryville section of Plymouth (589-6359). LuddvTavlar CatMMvtimt ValUw Ta.

bacco Museum Preserves history and artifacts of cigar-tobacco growing in the Connecticut River Valtov Hour' Tues-Thurs, Sat noon-4 p.m. Free. Nonnwesi rarK, 13b Lang Road, Windsor (285-1888). Continued on Page 22.