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Best of the arts in the weeks ahead

BETHEL

Carmen Intorre Jazz Quartet, LaZingara Restaurant, 8 P. T. Barnum Square. Oct. 18, 6 p. m. $ 60$ 30. Tickets through Evenbrite.

BRIDGEPORT

Art- inspired film series presented by the Housatonic Museum of Art and curated by Connecticut Film Festival, online through Nov. 6, Fridays only 7 p.m. Line-up :“Curious Worlds: The Art & Imagination of David Beck,” Oct. 16; “The Original,” Oct. 23; “The Light of Fire,” and “8000 Paperclips,” Oct. 30; “With Dad,” Nov. 6. For film links visit housatonicmuseum.org

“Scream and Shout,” the art of Carlos Bautista Biernnay, absurd fiber art influenced by the artist's personal reactions to events on 9/ 11 in the United States and in Chile, City Lights Gallery, 265 Golden Hill St. Through Nov. 2. Gallery hours: Wed- Fri, noon- 5 p.m ., Sat noon -4 p.m. Online exhibit also on the City Lights website. city lights gallery. org

“The Roots of Abstraction,” Housatonic Museum of Art on the Housatonic Community College Campus, 900 Lafayette Blvd. New exhibit on view through Aug. 31, 2021. An appointment to visit the museum is necessary, and visitors must be prepared to comply with social distancing rules and wear protective face masks. Housatonic Museum of Art will also make the exhibit available as a slideshow, virtual tour and as a print- on- demand catalog. 203- 332- 5052, housatonicmuseum.org

DANBURY

Mütter Museum- The Science Behind the “Sideshow,” virtual presentation hosted by Danbury Library on Zoom, Oct. 20, 6 p. m. Registration required. 203- 7974505, DanburyLibrary.org

“Postcards to an Island” Photo collages by Ann Nicholson Brown, Gallery at Still River Editions, 128 E Liberty St. Through Dec. 18. Regular gallery hours: Mon- Fri 8: 30 a. m.- 5 p. m. Open to 1 or 2 visitors from the same household at one time, masks required. 203- 791- 1474, stillrivereditions.com

DARIEN

“Theatre of Horrors,” workshop for tweens to create creepy and spooky improvisations, hosted by Darien Library on Zoom, Oct. 17, 1 p. m. Register at darienlibrary.org, or e- mail Samantha Cardone at scardone@darienlibrary.org

“Mysteries of the Ordinary,” Geary Gallery, 576 Boston Post Road. In- person exhibit runs through Oct. 31. Gallery hours: Wed- Sat, 9: 30 a. m.- 5 p. m. 203655- 6633, gearygallery.com

FAIRFIELD

New York Jazz and Swing Band Svetlana and the Delancey Five, Trinity Episcopal Church, 651 Pequot Ave. Oct. 17, 3 p. m. Rain date: Oct. 18, 3 p. m. $ 20 adults,

$ 10 students and seniors, $ 50 for a family ( 1- 2 adults, unlimited students). Children 10 and under are free. No one will be admitted without tickets and advance registration. Masks and social distance enforced. Bring chairs. trinitysouthport.org

Virtual Family Day: Fairfield Pride, Fairfield University Art Museum, Oct. 17, all day. $ 5. Art projects inspired by the university’s campus and history. Tag social media at @ FairfieldUAM with your completed projects to be entered into a monthly raffle for a $ 25 gift card to Michaels. 203- 254- 4046, fairfield. edu/ museum

GREENWICH

Historical Society Museum Gallery, 47 Strickland Road. “An Unfinished Revolution: The

Woman’s Suffrage Centennial,” through Nov. 1. Wed- Sun, 1- hour time slots at noon, 1: 30, and 3 p. m. Advance reservations are required to visit the museum galleries, and the number of visitors will be limited. Museum Store is also open. Library and Archives open by appointment only. Heirloom gardens and historic grounds open, and new docentled Site & Landscape Tours to come. The Bush- Holley House remains closed. Reserve at greenwichhistory. org or 203- 869- 6899

Greenwich Choral Society announces its virtual performance, James E. Moore’s arrangement of “An Irish Blessing,” available for viewing through the Choral Society’s website, gcs- ct. org. Rehearsals on Zoom every Tuesday 7: 30- 9 p. m. until Dec. 15. Rehearsals are free. If interested contact admin@ greenwichchoralsociety. org

MILFORD

Bob Saget Live, Parsons Complex Veterans Memorial Auditorium, 70 W River St. Oct. 15,

5: 30 p. m. bit. ly/ 30u37X8

Milford Performance Center Drive- In Live Concert Series: Bone Dry, Grateful Mountain & Corkey’s Mountain, Connecticut Post Mall Sears Front Lot, Oct. 17. Tickets are based on a per car basis with up to 4 people in a car. Food trucks. Keeping each car socially distant will allow for up to 4 people to sit outside the car witmh a barrier of a car and distance between vehicles for a safe and enjoyable concert experience. Backup FM transmission. 203723- 3672. Tickets at milfordperformancecenter. org.

Spirits of Milford Ghost Walks, through Nov. 14. Walk starts at Hotchkiss Bridge, Factory Lane. Online ticket price $ 18 per person, $ 23 walk- up ticket per person exact cash only. To ensure health, and safety walk is strictly limited to no more than 25 people. Advance tickets recommended. 203214- 7554, spiritsofmilford. com

Milford Arts Council’s exhibit “The Story of Women.” runs Oct. 15- Nov. 19. 203- 878- 6674, milfordarts. org

NEW CANAAN

“70th A- One Exhibit,” Silvermine Gallery, 1037 Silvermine Road. Through Oct. 16. Works on- site and virtually. Galleries open by appointment only, TueSat, 10 a. m.- 3 p. m. Schedule in advance at 203- 966- 9700, ext. 3; silvermineart. org

Land Trust Preserves open with restrictions. New Canaan Sculpture Trail’s LivingstonHigley Preserve offers, “Sugar Maple,” sculpture by Bridgeport artist Carlos Davila, through Oct. 31; and “Passages,” by Thomas Berntsen, Hannan- Eberstadt Preserve, through Oct. 31. newcanaanlandtrust. org

NEWTOWN

Candlelight Tour Open House & Ghost Walking Tour, Matthew Curtiss House, 44 Main St. Oct. 17, 5- 8 p. m. Registration required for Ghost Tour. Masks, social distancing and limited capacity. newtownhistory. org

NORWALK

Wall Street Theater presents their Outdoor Concert Series with RIPE, Oct. 16, 7: 30 p. m. Wall Street Theater, 23 Isaacs St. $ 100$ 60. Tickets at wallstreettheater. com 203- 831- 5004.

Virtual Starlit Gala, hosted by Lockwood- Mathews Mansion Museum, Oct. 17, 8 p. m. $ 50 ticket, $ 100 catered, delivered dinner. Event includes a catered dinner, silent auction, and a special presentation on bioethics, by Glenn E. McGee, PhD. Register at lockwoodmathewsmansion. com

“Autumn Juried Show,” Rowayton Arts Center, 145 Rowayton Ave. Oct. 18- Nov. 14. Gallery hours: Tue- Fri noon- 5 p. m.; Sat 10 a. m.- 1 p. m. 203- 866- 2744, ext. 2; rowaytonarts. org

RIDGEFIELD

Ridgefield Independent Film Festival, Live & Virtual Screenings, Oct. 14- 18. Live screenings at Ridgefield Theater Barn, 37 Halpin Lane. Safe & socially distanced. $ 20 per day virtual tickets allow 24 hours of access to all virtual films that day, $ 15 per day live tickets. For line- up and showtimes visit riffct. org

Whitney Cummings & Taylor Tomlinson- The Co- Dependent Tour, Ridgefield Playhouse, 80 E. Ridge. Oct. 16, 5: 30 & 8: 30 p. m. $ 50. Show held in the field under the tent next to the Playhouse. Masks and Social distance required. 203- 438- 5795, ridgefieldplayhouse. org

Joan Osborne & Stephen Kellogg, Ridgefield Playhouse, 80 E. Ridge. Oct. 17, 7: 30 p. m. $ 52. Socially- distanced with seating under a tent on the ball field next to The Playhouse. Rain or shine. Purchase your touchless print at home ticket on the website, visit or call the box office. 203- 4385795, ridgefieldplayhouse. org

STAMFORD

“Faber Birren National Color Award Show,” online exhibit presented by Stamford Art Association, through Nov. 8. stamfordartassociation. org

“BIOPHILIA: A Dialogue with Art, Nature and Science,” Museum & Nature Center’s Bendel Galleries, 151 Scofieldtown Road. Through Jan. 10. 203- 977- 6521, stamfordmuseum. org

TRUMBULL

SUPERHOT VR Tournament, Xperiment Virtual Reality, 100 Hawley Lane. Oct. 16, 7- 9 p. m. Free for spectators, $ 15 to play. This is the first tournament since Covid- 19 hit. Must reserve your space ahead. 203- 502- 8005, xperimentvr. com