Swinging Golf (Clubs) for a Cause, Opening Sports Dome, India Festival, This Week in Danbury

You'll have to hustle on this one. Want to take a day playing golf and help a great cause? A golf tournament sponsored by Mercedes-Benz of Danbury to benefit Ability Beyond Disability starts at 11 a.m. at the Ridgewood Country Club, Franklin Street, Danbury. Individuals, twosomes and foursomes are all welcome. Players will receive an exclusively designed Nike Golf tee-gift and be elegible for other prizes. For registration information, contact Samantha Cosentino at 203-826-3183 or Samantha.Cosentino@abilitybeyonddisability.org.

The Danbury Sports Dome on Shelter Rock Lane is hosting a three-day open house Thursday, Friday and Saturday to give people a chance to see what the sports dome has to offer. People can kick soccer balls, pitch baseballs and generally take the dome for a spin. The hours are noon to 4 p.m. Thursday, 10 to 4 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.

On Saturday, the Jai Ho India Festival takes place at the CityCenter green from 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., and it is free and open to the public. It's a day of fun, food, art, cultural programs and music.  The Bollywood Concert portion of the event takes place from 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. on the green. For information contact http://www.iawct.org/.

The Danbury Museum and Historical Society welcomes a great speaker to further the museum's program featuring hometown heroes. We're pleased to welcome the Executive Director and Curator of the New York City Fire Department, Damon Campagna, for a presentation about the history of the New York City Fire Department. This free program, starting at 2 p.m., is part of our Hometown Heroes Exhibit honoring Danbury's Police & Fire Departments, open Tuesdays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Campagna will share stories, history and images of the NYC Fire Department from the collections of the museum.