Shannon Hicks

RIDGEFIELD — A special screening later this month of Semolina Pilchard, a British crime-comedy set in Liverpool, will highlight a local creative connection for Newtown audiences. The film follows Clara Reynolds (Sarah Louise Chadwick), the estranged daughter of Gerry (Joe McGann), a terminally ill gangster who summons his daughter home.

Sandy Hook Organization for Prosperity (SHOP) has unveiled a new fundraiser that will ultimately create original art within Sandy Hook Village through a community effort. The Village Mural Project is in its infancy this year. Organizers hope it will grow into something that will create multiple murals to celebrate the business district while also raising funds to replace a pedestrian bridge spanning the Pootatuck River that was removed two years ago after falling into disrepair.