SPHERE programs bring members together in a positive environment where each person is unique. Our members thrive from rich experiences and a strong sense of community.
Art Class
Come and make art with us on Wednesday nights! SPHERE artists work in a variety of media including drawing, painting and collage. Projects range from the creation of large-scale works of art suitable for framing, to smaller, seasonally themed cards and crafts. What remains consistent is the wide range of personal expression, style and variety that each member brings to each project!
Date: Wednesdays – 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm
Location: SPHERE Shop, 421 Main St., Ridgefield, CT
Run by: Megan Marden
Walking Club
The walking club is a relaxed and aerobic fun stroll down Main Street, Ridgefield, where our members share in conversations and camaraderie with each other as well as friends in the neighborhood. Local sites are visited, such as the Aldrich Museum and Lounsbury Hall.
Date and Time: Check the SPHERE weekly email for the schedule.
Meetup location: Ridgefield Library parking lot at 472 Main St. Ridgefield, CT
Run by: Arlene Litt
Jewelry Making Program
SPHERE-It Creations meets weekly in our space at 421 Main Street to create beautiful, one of a kind pieces of jewelry and accessories.
Part of our mission is to explore and push personal limitations and boundaries and instill confidence in our artists. Working with volunteers from the community, artists realize and often surpass their own personal potential in design, technique, and overall ability. Artists make price tags for their pieces, learn how to price their work, and finally sell their product to the customer.
Monthly free jewelry-making workshops are also held in our location at 421 Main Street. Our artists teach visitors (young and old) how to make a piece of jewelry, instilling confidence in giving directions. At the same time, artists’ personal social interaction abilities also increase. We sell our pieces during these workshops and at many local craft and street fairs.
We welcome volunteer involvement to learn also! Positive social change occurs when volunteers come and work with artists’ differing abilities and as a result, build stronger communities. Volunteers bump into artists elsewhere in the community, creating a personal bond and strengthening the fabric of our town.
The next time you see our banner at a local street fair or event, feel free to come by and pay a visit just to say hello – you can be guaranteed a welcoming smile and high five!
Date – 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Location: 421 Main Street, Ridgefield, CT
SPHERE’s Cooking Club
SPHERE’s Cooking Club is an interactive program that encompasses all aspects of cooking. Classes will include different recipes that will be prepared and enjoyed family style by the members. Members meet on Wednesdays at Ridgefield Academy. Please check the SPHERE weekly email for schedule information. The club is capped at twelve (12) members.
Date: Wednesdays – 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm (Will Resume in September – NO SUMMER CLASSES)
Location: Ridgefield Academy, 223 West Mountain Rd.
Run by: Michele Barricelli and Lauren Radigan
SPHERE Performing Arts
SPHERE’S Performing Arts program changes lives – one act at a time! The goal of the program is to use the power of theater to activate and amplify the voice of members and to increase opportunities to perform in our community.
Areas of focus include relaxation for the stage, improvisation, movement, voice and speech, scene study, playwriting, storytelling, comedy and more. Class also fosters a safe and welcoming place for the SPHERE community, creating friendships and memorable experiences for all.
Date: Thursdays – 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Location: Jesse Lee Church, 207 Main Street, Ridgefield, CT
Run by: Emily Pambianchi
SPHERE Squad
The SPHERE Squad is our members’ own planning group, offering all of our SPHERE members an opportunity to voice their ideas about new SPHERE activities and, in turn, helping to make those SPHERE events happen! We meet about once a month and all SPHERE members are invited to participate. The SPHERE Squad has helped to plan and run our Holiday, Valentine’s Day and Halloween parties! Our Squad is also responsible for SPHERE’s birthday card mailing.
Date: Squad meets several times a year on Monday evenings at 6:30 pm. Check the SPHERE email for meeting dates.
Location: SPHERE Shop, 421 Main St, Ridgefield, CT
Run by: Caitlin Granucci
SPHERE Talks
Our series of educational workshops offers “hands-on” learning about important topics affecting our members’ well-being and everyday living. While our audience is primarily our SPHERE members, members’ families, caretakers and SPHERE volunteers are invited to attend SPHERE Talks relevant to their roles in our member’s lives.
Date: Six (6) times/year during the evenings (6:30 to 8:30 pm) – Dates To be Determined
Location: 421 Main Street, Ridgefield, CT
Run by: Caitlin Granucci
Bingo / Game Events
Meet at 421 Main Street in Ridgefield and enjoy playing Bingo with your friends. Be the guest caller, play a few cards, win a game, support a friend, and make new friends.
Date: DATES VARY but usually Weekly on Friday and Sunday afternoons – 2:30 pm – 3:45 pm
Location: SPHERE Shop, 421 Main Street, Ridgefield, CT
Run by: Arlene Litt
Next Chapter Book Club
A group of adults and older teens with IDD, along with two trained facilitators, gather weekly or bi-weekly for one-hour in a local public library, bookstore, coffee shop, café, or similar public establishment to read aloud and discuss a book. Anyone can participate, whatever their reading or ability level. NCBC members range from those who read proficiently to those who cannot read at all.
Date: Monday evenings 6:30 – 7:45 pm – via Zoom. The Zoom link is available in the SPHERE Weekly schedule email.
Run by: Andy Forsyth and Jill Barberie
Many thanks to the Ridgefield Library and Andy Forsyth for this program!
If you are interested in becoming a SPHERE member, Visit the Become a Member Page by clicking on the button below.
Download our membership application, and return it to info@spherect.org