All are invited to enjoy

UPCOMING EVENTS IN CONNECTICUT

Saturday, June 7 - ‘Taste of Haiti,' at St.

Patrick - St. Anthony Church in Hartford

This special dinner, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., offers the public a chance both to enjoy a Haitian meal and to talk and learn about Haiti.

The church is at 285 Church Street in downtown Hartford.

For more information and to inquire about tickets, please call: 860.756.4034

Sunday, June 8 - Tobé Malawista concert,

at Sacred Heart Church in Southbury

A Sunday afternoon concert featuring soprano Tobé Malawista and The Guastavino Trio will begin at 4 p.m. Preceding the concert, a wine & cheese gathering will begin at 3 p.m.

This event, entitled "All in the Golden Afternoon: Musical Word Paintings from Europe and the Americas," has been designed for an audience of wide musical interests, including classical.

The Guastavino Trio features Jane Shelly, flute; Tom Hudson, cello; and Sara Kohane, piano.

Ms. Malawista, a graduate of Harvard University, received much of her training and inspiration for research in song repertoire from the late Irène Aitoff, renowned French singing coach. Mme Aïtoff encouraged Ms. Malawista to delve into the repertoire of other countries to seek out forgotten or neglected treasures.

The June 8 program will feature a new work written for the trio and Ms. Malawista on a text of Edward Lear by the young American composer Richard Pearson Thomas.

For information on tickets, please contact Dorne Dietsch at: 203.262.1698, or e-mail djdietsch@earthlink.net.; or contact Catherine Hughes at: 203.758.5421, or e-mail chughesinteriors@yahoo.com.

Sacred Heart Church is at 910 Main St. South, Southbury.

Saturday, Sept. 27 - ‘Hoof It For Haiti,'

a 5-K run & walk in Rocky Hill

The 1st Annual "Hoof It for Haiti" is a USA Track & Field certified 5-K course.

The event will begin at 9:30 a.m., Sept. 27, at St. Elizabeth Seton Church in Rocky Hill, and it is open to the public of all ages.

The event will include a craft sale and children's activities. Funds raised will support St. Elizabeth Seton's twin parish in Haiti and various outreach programs supported by the Haitian Ministries for the Diocese of Norwich. These programs give medical, educational, food and housing assistance to the needy. The ministry also helps two orphanages.

For more information and to get an entry form, please go to Saint Elizabeth Seton's website: http://www.stesetonchurch.org/, or email Jeff Cantin at jeffct563@aol.com

Saint Elizabeth Seton is at 280 Brook St., Rocky Hill.