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Visual Arts
“SNACKS,” group exhibit featuring sweet and savory paintings, drawings, sculpture and screen prints by Yen Yen Chou, Nicole Dyer, Eric Hibit, Alison Kuo, David Leggett and Dana Robinson, Standard Space, 147 Main St. Through Nov. 22. Mask required. 917- 627- 3261, standardspace. net
SHELTON
under 3, free. Corn maze, farm animals, ice cream or homemade apple pie a la mode. Night maze visitors, bring a flashlight. 203- 926- 0101, wellshollowcreamery. com
SHERMAN Specials
JCC of Sherman’s Open Mic Night, 9 Route 39 S., in the parking lot, Thurs, 6: 30- 8: 30 p. m. Register by 5 p. m. before arriving. Free. Donation of $ 10 non- performers, $ 5 performers. jccinsherman. org
STAMFORD
event, Recreation Star Center, 1170 Shippan Ave. $ 10 per family/ only one registration per family. Register at bit. ly/ 3jTBXQU 203- 965- 7733, spefct. org
Festivals
Fall Family Fest Sundays, Museum & Nature Center, 39 Scofieldtown Road. Nov. 1 & 8, 11 a. m.- 2 p. m. Free with admission. Pumpkin painting and sock skating, live animal shows and apple cidering demonstrations. 203- 322- 1646, stamfordmuseum. org
Films
Drive- In & Dine Talegate Movie Night: “Hocus Pocus,” Museum & Nature Center, 151 Scofieldtown Road ( north parking lot). Oct. 30, 31, 6: 30 p. m. gates open, 8: 30 p. m. movie. $ 40 up to two people, $ 60 three or more people. Socially distanced outdoor event. Each car will be given a space to park as well as a space to use throughout the evening. Food trucks on- site. Tickets must be purchased online in advance. stamfordmuseum. org
Halloween
Avon Theatre, 272 Bedford St. InPerson Thrillers: “Rocky Horror Picture
Show,” Oct. 29, 8: 30 p. m., Oct. 30, 10 p. m. ; “Halloween,” Oct. 30, 10: 15 p. m., Oct. 31, Nov. 1, 3, 5, 7: 45 p. m.; “Beetlejuice,” Oct. 30, 7: 45 p. m., Oct. 31, Nov. 1, 3: 45 p. m., Nov. 2, 4, 7: 45 p. m. Advance ticket purchase encouraged. avontheatre. org
Trick or Treat on the Farm, Museum & Nature Center Heckscher Farm, 151 Scofieldtown Road ( north parking lot). Through Oct. 29, 5- 6 p. m. $ 15 nonmembers, $ 20 ( includes 1 child and 1 adult admission). stamfordmuseum. org
Specials
Friends of The Ferguson Library and the Mystery Writers of America/ New York Chapter host “CrimeCONN Express,” series of five one- hours virtual sessions for writers and mystery lovers on Zoom, through Nov. 19. Sessions take place Thursdays 7 p. m. Line- up: CT Writers in the Time of COVID, Oct. 29; The Art of Writing, Nov. 5; Finding New Ways to Stay Connected, Nov. 12; How Bestsellers Got That Way, Nov. 19. Free to attend. Registration required for each individual session at fergusonlibrary. org/ crimeconnexpress 203 351- 8231.
“BIOPHILIA: A Dialogue with Art, Nature and Science,” Museum & Nature Center’s Bendel Galleries, 151 Scofieldtown Road. Through Jan. 10. 203- 9776521, stamfordmuseum. org
“Faber Birren National Color Award Show,” online exhibit presented by Stamford Art Association, through Nov. 8. stamfordartassociation. org
“Bring Another Friend to the LAA,” Loft Artists Gallery, 575 Pacific St. In- person exhibit runs through Nov. 1. Outdoors behind building with staggered viewing. “Multiplicity- Psyche, Culture and Change in 2020,” virtual exhibit only runs Nov. 1- Dec. 1. Gallery hours: Fridays 5- 7: 30 p. m.; Saturdays 1- 4 p. m. Facemasks required. 203- 247- 2027, loftartists. org
“Faces of Pandemic Front Lines” presented by The Connecticut Society of Portrait Artists ( CSOPA) in collaboration with Stamford Downtown, currently offers an online gallery, and a storefront display, 170 Bedford St. csopa. org
TRUMBULL Halloween
Virtual Reality Halloween Experiences, Xperiment Virtual Reality Hawley Lane Mall, 100 Hawley Lane. Through Oct. 31. Oct. 29, 4- 8 p. m.; Oct. 30, 4- 9 p. m.; Oct. 31, 11 a. m.- 9 p. m. $ 40. 203- 502- 8005, xperimentvr. com/ booking
UNCASVILLE Comedy
Jessica Kirson, Comix Roadhouse at Mohegan Sun Resort & Casino, 1 Mohegan Sun Blvd. Oct. 29, 8 p. m.; Oct. 30, 7: 30 p. m.; Oct. 31, 7, 9: 30 p. m. $ 55-$ 20; In the Comedy Club: Spinnato’s Comedy Magic Show, Oct. 30, 5 p. m.; Oct. 31, 4 p. m., Nov. 1, 5 p. m. $ 15, $ 10. comixroadhouse. com