Litchfield Community Center 2008 Music Programs * Sunday September 28, 2008:  CT Opera Express “Opera a la mode” Travel through the streets of Paris and across France as you thrill to the drama and beauty of French opera.   From Bizet to Délibes and  Offenbach, you will discover the fiery passion of Carmen and the subtle nuances of Lakmé in all that France has given to the operatic repertoire. * Free Family Event 2:00 p.m. Sunday October 19, 2008      Jazz Knight's Little Big Band of the United States Military Academy Band For over thirty years the United States Military Academy Band's Jazz Knights have brought musical excellence and variety to their audiences by presenting the best of big band jazz and popular music! By recreating the sounds of the greatest big bands, as well as performing the innovative styles of today, they enjoy resounding approval from all who have the opportunity to hear them. 4:00 p.m. Free Family Music Event. Saturday November 8, 2008:  The Sky Blue Boys The Sky Blue Boys are proud to be a throwback to the early days of country music, when the primary format was a duo - just two guys, usually brothers, playing guitar and mandolin or two acoustic guitars, and harmonizing on the old ballads, heart songs and gospel numbers.  Banjo Dan and Willy, co-founders of the popular bluegrass group Banjo Dan and the Mid-nite Plowboys, offer up a program of acoustic American music.  Accompanying their songs on guitar, mandolin, banjo, Dobro and autoharp, they include original material along with the old numbers, throwing in a little country comedy along the way. BYOB 21 & over welcome. 7:00 p.m. Doors open 6:30 p.m. $10.00 * Music made possible by the generous support of the Litchfield Community Center Music Fund at The Community Foundation of Northwest CT and the St. Paul Lodge No. 11 AF & AM Graniss Endowment Fund