The next Bethany Music and Dance (BMAD) is Friday, March 26, 7:30 PM
Spring Equinox Friday, March 19 (not a music party)
Bethany Music and Dance (BMAD) parties are held once a month on a Friday night, beginning at 7:30 PM (please do not arrive before 7:30 PM.) Contrary to popular opinion, BMAD is not held on the same Friday each month but is planned around the schedules of the occupants of 312 Litchfield Tpke. The date of each month's party will be posted on this web site and on Bill's web site approximately two weeks in advance. Bring a dessert or beverage to share. There is a lot of music and dance happening at each party, but you do not need to be able to play an instrument or sing or dance. The music parties are acoustic; please leave your amplifiers at home. For the benefit of others who attend, please apply fragrances lightly. Smoking is not permitted anywhere in the house. Thanks for your cooperation.
The Solstice and Equinox celebrations are held the night of (or, infrequently, the night before or after) any given Solstice or Equinox. They begin at 5:30 with a potluck supper: Please bring a dish (casserole, salad, etc.) large enough to be shared. There is a bonfire around 8:00, with singing, chanting, dancing, and drumming around the fire (it is not a music party). Wear appropriate footwear (i.e., boots or shoes that will keep out moisture and ticks), as it can be mucky where the bonfire takes place. Smoking is not permitted anywhere in the house. Thanks for your cooperation.
All are held at 312 Litchfield Tpke. in a big brown converted barn set close to the road. We have 2 driveways, both marked with orange traffic cones. One driveway has a purple mailbox with 312 on it and leads down and back a ways to a larger parking area, although from the road it won't appear to be that large. The other, with no mailbox, leads to a smaller, paved parking area. If there's not enough room, you can park on either side of the road. Just be sure that neither wheel extends over the white line onto the road.
When there is snow on the ground, please carpool as much as possible, as parking may be even more limited than usual.
If you get lost, call 203.393.3464. Need more information? Send an e-mail.
Directions
from downtown New Haven and Rt. 15
from Rt. 84
East and
Westmap
Directions from downtown New Haven/Rt. 15
From downtown
New Haven:
1. Go down Whalley Ave until it splits
off into Rt. 69 and 63.
2. Bear right onto Rt. 69. Go under Rt.
15.
From Rt.
15:
1. Take exit 59.
2. Turn left at the end of the ramp.
3. Look for
the gas station on the right and a Starbuck$ on the left.
4. Go straight on Rt. 69 for almost exactly
5 miles.
Then look for a cross ("+") intersection sign. Along the way, you'll pass
several side road (sideways "T") intersection signs, and then a horse crossing
sign.
The next intersection (Hatfield Hill Rd) will be the only cross ("+")
intersection.
5. After you cross the intersection (Hatfield
Hill Rd) watch for driveways on the right. (You may also see cars parked
all over the place.) The first driveway is not ours; the 2nd one (with traffic
cones, but no mailbox) is ours. If there's no room to park, take the third
driveway (with traffic cones and a
purple mailbox).
If you find yourself at the intersection of Rt. 69 and Rt. 42, you've gone
3.2 miles too far. Turn around and follow the directions for I-84 West below,
starting with #6.
Directions from Rt. 84
Directions
from I-84 East:
1. Take exit 23, go down a very long
exit, and at the traffic light at the end of the exit, turn right onto Rt.
69 (going south).
2. After about 7 miles, you will cross
Rt. 42
3. From the light at Rt. 42, go 3 miles
and then watch carefully for a cross ("+") intersection sign on your right.
You'll have passed several side road (sideways "T")
intersection signs, and this will be the only cross ("+") intersection after
Rt. 42.
4. You will be very close to our driveways
(on the left) when you see the cross ("+") intersection sign. (You may also
see cars parked all over the place.)
Go to the driveway with the purple mailbox,
as there will likely be more parking than in the next driveway.
If you miss the driveway completely, just keep on going a little bit to the
Hatfield Hill Rd intersection and turn around.
Directions from I-84
West:
1. Take exit 26 and go left at the traffic
light onto Rt. 70.
2. Take Rt. 70 until it intersects with
Rt. 68 (traffic light).
3. Turn right onto Rt. 68 and continue
until it intersects with Rt. 69 (traffic light).
4. Turn left onto Rt. 69.
5. Go a few miles to Rt. 42 (traffic
light) and go straight through the light.
At this intersection, Rt. 69
is called Carrington
Rd. Shortly after Porter Hill Rd on the
right, Rt. 69 changes to Litchfield
Tpke
6. From the light at Rt. 42, go 3 miles
and then watch carefully for a cross ("+") intersection sign on your right.
You'll have passed several side road (sideways "T")
intersection signs, and this will be the only cross ("+") intersection after
Rt. 42.
7. You will be very close to our driveways
(on the left) when you see the cross ("+") intersection sign. (You may also
see cars parked all over the place.)
Go to the driveway with the purple mailbox,
as there will likely be more parking than in the next driveway.
If you miss the driveway completely, just keep on going a little bit to the
Hatfield Hill Rd intersection and turn around.