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he Oxford

Parks and

Recreation

Commission will host

the annual Town

Christmas Tree

Lighting

at Oxford

Town

Hall on

Fri-

day Dec. 2, beginning at

6 p.m. There will be car-

oling, refreshments, a

roving magician, and

prizes for the children.

Santa will arrive in a fire

truck, and, in the spirit

of giving, donations of

new, unopened items for

the Toys for Kids annual

toy drive will be accept-

ed. Details: 888-2543,

ext. 3041. Weather can-

cellation checks: 203

888-2543, press 3, press

1; www.oxfordrec.com.

The Town of Wood-

bury’s annual

Tree Light-

ing at the

North

Green

will

take place on Saturday

Dec. 3, at 4 p.m., when

Santa arrives to turn on

the tree lights. The Re-

gion 14 High School

band and chorus will

perform holiday songs

and lead everyone there

in a holiday sing-along.

To know more:

www.woodburypark-

sandrec.org.

itch-

field’s

Oliver

Wolcott Library

will show the film

“The American

St. Nick” on

Wednesday Dec.

7, from 6:30 to

7:30 p.m., fol-

lowed by a discus-

sion with the

author of the film and

the book of the same

name, Peter Lion. “The

American St. Nick” tells

the true story of a hand-

ful of American soldiers

who, during the chaos of

war in December of

1944, help bring Christ-

mas back to a small

Luxembourg town, and

create a holiday tradi-

tion that continues to

this day. A seven-time

EMMY winning produc-

er/director, Peter Lion

graduated from South-

ern Connecticut State

University with a BA in

journalism, with minors

in English and commu-

nications. A wine and

cheese reception will

follow the event, for

which the author will

provide books for sign-

ing and for purchase.

Details, registration:

860-567-8030;

www.owlibrary.org. To

know more: americanst-

nick.com.

he Woman’s Club of Wood-

bury will hold its 22nd Holi-

day House Tour on Saturday

Dec. 10, (rain date Dec. 11) with pro-

ceeds benefiting local charities. The six

homes on this year’s tour include two

built in the 1700s, two in the 1800s, a

mid-century ranch, and a contemporary

colonial. They will be open to ticket-

holders from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets

are $25 in advance, online at www, eventbrite.com,

“2016 Holiday House Tour.” For stores selling tickets,

please call 203-233-3135. Tickets are $30 on the day, at

the Woodbury Senior and Community Center, 265

Main Street South. Visitors should bring slippers, and

leave cameras home. Seen here is the DeWitt home,

the 1835 Cornelius Jesse Minor house, once the center

of a large farm and invitingly set back from the foot of

Flanders Road. For the past nine years, the current

owners have been remodeling and refinishing the old

home, making it modern without losing its traditional

charm.

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ON THE MARKET

his

is

the

Victorian

farmhouse

where the al-

luring life of

famed author

Candace

Bushnell took

a turn. This is

where an ex-

istence that

had previously

sung of sensa-

tion and the city softened its tone, and ever so gently became a lullaby of country quietude. “That’s the great thing

about this particular house, it is so peaceful and surrounded by lots of land trusts,” said Bushnell, noting the relief

it is to know that developmental

sprawl would never envelop the

property. “The house always

felt like a real getaway; and

even driving up to the house,

you could feel the tension fading

away.” Bushnell is a favorite

among adventurous young

women, being the creator of the

HBO hit “Sex and the City” and

the model for protagonist Carrie

Bradshaw. However the series,

which spawned two subsequent

films, ended in 2004, which was a year before Bushnell moved to Roxbury. But it’s still the home where she wrote

her four last novels, including “The Carrie Diaries,” which for two seasons the CW network turned into an antici-

pated sequel. Bushnell, a Connecticut native who can trace family in the colony back to the 17th century, says,

“The house has a great atmosphere, and is sort of a wonderfully quiet,

private property,” something she finds encourages creative output.

“And the area is stunningly beautiful.” The region has always been an

inspiration for artists of all stripes, especially writers. People such as

Arthur Miller, Frank McCourt, and Ann Leary have called this rural

part of Connecticut both home and muse. It’s why listing agent Maria

Taylor called the house “classically charming country perfection, com-

bining antique chic with current recreation, flowers, trees, birds, and

bees.” The three-acre parcel has a separate two-car garage with a sec-

ond floor, plus a separate pool house with a large open entertaining

space and full bath, full kitchen, stone fireplace and plenty of book-

shelves. There are Weiland doors to a Victorian porch, one that over-

looks a saltwater pool. And there’s yet another two-car garage that

features closets for extra storage.

— Jack Coraggio

Roxbury home inspired contemporary author

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I N T H ED E T A I L S Listing: Klemm Real Estate

Price: $1,365,000

Bedrooms: 3 Baths: 2

Acreage: 3

Year built: 1830

Do you have a home for sale with a

story? We’d love to tell it. Share with

Alec Johnson at ajohnson@rep-

am.com

CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS

The updated 1830’s Victorian farmhouse where Candace Bushnell produced much of her followup work to“Sex and the City.”

The den and the living room each have a stone fireplace as the centerpiece.

Homes on tour decked out for the holidays

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A St. Nick for thoseweary of war

O Christmas Trees,how we loveyour lighting!