Bizarre with a capital "B"…read more There is a Timexpo Museum in Waterbury that tells the story of the Timex company, and the history of watches and time. But as important as that might be, they are nothing when compared to the totally cool 40' tall Easter Island Moai statue that graces a strip of grass in front of the museum. What exactly this statue has to do with the history of time, I don't know. What I do know is this- I pity the poor drunken fool who might be unfortunate enough to be stumbling down Union Street when he glances up and sees this 40 foot tall beast blocking his path. I think that would sober up our poor guy pretty fast.

Discover the Easter Island Moai…read more Forget your bucket list. Don't wait till you can't climb the hill at the quarry to one of the world's most amazing places, Rano Raraku on isolated Easter Island. A giant Moai is waiting to be freed from a thousand years of captivity. What was the last carver's thoughts as he walked away from his final creation? Take a flight or a cruise to French Polynesia and visit Easter Island. Sign up with Tiare Edmunds of Easter Island Guides for a one or two or day tour and see what time left behind. Tiare is the only Rapanui native guide with direct descendents to the original natives. She leads you on an adventure back in time in her air conditioned vehicle. Easter Island is situated on a triangle of volcanic rock in the South Pacific over 2,000 miles from Tahiti and Chile. It's a living outdoor museum and Tiare has the E ticket pass. We were picked up at the pier and spent two incredible days exploring and learning about what might of happened to a thriving culture that almost lead to extinction. While historically no one knows exactly what happened to leave behind over 900 massive Moai, Tiare will help you understand the culture and the people. She also brought along a picnic lunch on both days of arugula from her garden on fresh sandwiches and olives and Rapa Nui locally brewed beer. What a treat. Looking out over the ocean, drinking a cold beer, having a great lunch and talking with a real local historian about her family's history. A truly memorable time. Don't wait.

Quaint little theater in Waterbury. Good parking and not much around there, which was nice. Staff…read morewere very friendly. Saw a matinee concert and everyone was having a nice time. Very accommodating, nice decor of past shows and various music related paraphernalia.

We had booked tickets to see Farce of nature. It was a present to my dad who loves to go to shows…read more I received an email telling me they would be changing the show to One good thing/or are ya Patrick Swayze. We were disappointed at the switcheroo but willing to give it a try. We sat in the first row expecting to be entertained and instead were incredibly disappointed by the play. Boring, long winded and laconic. The two actors were great and I felt sorry for them having to deal with this script which references & glorifies pedophilia and was so boring my dad & I fell asleep. We left during intermission.

Adult reading room has a buncha book. One LARGE space with computer stations in the center & then…read morereading stations are located around the perimeter. When I was there, an individual was having a meeting with who I think was a social worker. I wouldn't identify this as a quiet working space but I did notice there was a computer lab at the other end of the building and while there weren't large workstations, it seemed like this area might be a bit quieter. Needed to check in with a library host to get access to a computer and so I ended up going back into the other room. Read for awhile and then headed out. Spoiled with my hometown library and I'm comparing the two but the outside reading area seemed quite lovely and despite being a bit outdated, this library had far more adult reading materials than my own!

Thanks for the education on the philippines, I was told of the class from one of the library…read morepersonnel. It was quit interesting, didnt know it had so many islands. However I found out its a place I would like to visit. My grand dad told me he was their during the fighting when the USA fought Japan. The speaker was most informed, and I hope there is more such classes in the future MALIK 6/25/24

One of the town's earliest governing bodies was responsible for electing gravediggers and a tavern…read morekeeper. Some of it's earliest industries were the manufacturing of matches and buttons. Such are some of Prospect, CT's historical nuggets as recounted on this two-sided marker from the CT Historical Commission in the familiar white lettering on a blue background. It's located on a town green near the intersection of Center Street and Church Street. Dedicated in 1980, the marker is in pretty good condition, with some very minor evidence of peeling. The full inscription reads: On the boundary where Waterbury and Cheshire met, homes were built as early as 1712. Schools were opened and, in 1778, a separatist church. The Congregational Church, "Columbia Parish," was established in 1797 by Act of the Legislature. The governing body was "Columbia Company." Its work included laying taxes, assuring support for church and school, electing constables, school officials, road surveyors, grave diggers and a tavern keeper. In May, 1827, nearly the same area was incorporated as the Town of Prospect, the town with an extended view, at an elevation of over eight hundred feet. Farming was the chief occupation, aided by industry that varied from mills for grinding grain, apple cultivation, and lumbering to the manufacture of farm tools, matches, buttons and other items of practical and household use. Noted and notorious men from Prospect included Peter Gilkey, counterfeiter; Julius Hotchkiss, who became the first Mayor of Waterbury, a Representative in Congress, and Lieutenant Governor; Benjamin Dutton Beecher, an inventor of harvesting machinery and a screw-propelled steamboat; and also C. L. Mortison, known as "Mort" for his cartoons and as "Lester Green" for his tall stories that made the name of Prospect known widely around the country. Men who lived in the area that was to become Prospect served in colonial wars and in the Revolution. They served as well as Civil War and World War I soldiers are listed on the monument in the center of the Green. World War II, Korean and Vietnam War soldiers are named on the honor roll in the Town Hall. Those who lie in unmarked graves are honored by a stone monument placed in the cemetery. Erected 1980 by the Town of Prospect the Prospect Historical Society and the Connecticut Historical Commission

The Middlebury Public Library is a bit off the beaten path, but it's very modern and positively…read morefull of books. There is some parking in the front, and a beautiful garden to the left by the exit. Inside there is space for a children's, teen's, and adult's section, as well as a small cafe. The decor is very creative and unique (Bigfoot for the summer? Awesome!) and the wall mounted card catalog looks like an easy lifesaver to find what you're looking for.

It's not the art work itself that garners the single star rating, but rather the completely…read moreunprofessional service offered by the gallery owner (and family member of the artist.). Ms. McKnight isn't someone with whom any art collector wants to conduct busiiness. And I was someone who had purchased a great deal of the artist's work in the past!