PLAN ON IT
Best of the arts in the weeks ahead
BRIDGEPORT Comedy
Akaash Singh, Bridgeport Stress Factory Comedy Club, 167 State St. April 28, 7:30; April 29-30, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m. Visit website for tickets. bridgeport.stressfactory.com
Dance
CT Dance presents: Performance Benefiting INARA, Klein Memorial Auditorium, 910 Fairfield Ave. April 28, 7 p.m. $25. INARA provides access to life-saving and life-altering medical assistance to children impacted by war. Livestream also available, $25. theklein.org
Music
Funk Night II, Bijou Theatre, 275 Fairfield Ave. April 29, 7 p.m. $45-$35. bijoutheatrect.net
“Decades in Concert: Spirit of the 60’s,” Downtown Cabaret Theatre, 263 Golden Hill St. Through May 15. $35. dtcab.com
Park City Music Hall, 2926 Fairfield Ave. Lineup: Evanoff with Peak, April 28, 9 p.m. $15; The Nth Power with Darian Cunning, April 29, 9 p.m. $21; LeSpecial with One Time Weekend, April 30, 9 p.m. $23; Carsie Blanton, May 1, 8 p.m. $26; Cinco DeMayo Celebration with Cosmic Jibaros, May 5, 6 p.m. $10. parkcitymusichall.com
The Southern Italian Piano Project, Littlefield Recital Hall in Paier College, 84 Iranistan Ave. May 15, 2 p.m. $20, $10 seniors at the door or $20 on Eventbrite. Tickets at southernitalianpiano.com. Petty Theft, Black Rock Social House, 2895 Fairfield Ave. April 29, 8:30-11:30 p.m.
Stage
“Sesame Street Live! Let’s Party!” Total Mortgage Arena, 600 Main St. April 29, 7 p.m. April 30, 10:30 a.m., 2:30 p.m.; May 1, 2:30 p.m. Tickets at sesamestreetlive.com “Beauty and The Beast,” Downtown Cabaret Theatre, 263 Golden Hill St. Through May 22. dtcab.com
Visual Arts
“Ephemeral Utopia: A Contemporary Art Show” curated by URSA, Colorblends House and Spring Garden, 893 Clinton Ave. Through May 8. ursa.gallery
Women’s History Month exhibit celebrating the work of 14 women artists who work in paint, prints, collage, fiber art and mixedmedia, “Persistence of Presence: Hope and Healing through the Power of Art” Ground Floor Gallery, Read’s Artspace, 1042 Broad St. Through May 19.
Four women artists show innovative contemporary figurative art in “All Things Being,” The Gallery at Metro Art Studios, 345 Railroad Ave. Through May 7.
“Plein Air Perspectives,” Metro Art Studios, 345 Railroad Ave. Through May 7; “All Things Being” is innovative contemporary figurative art by four women artists working in a variety of media, also through May 7. metroartstudios.com “Abstract Orbit” by Jeanne Ciravolo; “A Squirrel from Memory” by Douglas Degges,” Ursa Gallery in the Arcade Mall, 1001 Main St. Duel exhibits on view through May 28. ursa.gallery
“Of Women Born,” Housatonic Museum of Art Burt Chernow Galleries in Lafayette Hall, Housatonic Community College Campus, 900 Lafayette Blvd. Now on view. Visit housatonicmuseum.org.
“How Beautiful, The Universe…,” Housatonic Community College Campus Beacon Hall, 3rd fl., 900 Lafayette Blvd. Through June 1. Tickets must be reserved in advance at housatonicmuseum.org.
DANBURY Music
Western Connecticut State University Department of Music live events at Veronica Hagman Concert Hall in the WCSU Visual and Performing Arts Center, 43 Lake Ave. ext. Lineup: A Far Cry, with mezzo-soprano Krista River, May 15, 3 p.m. Concerts are $25 each. wcsuvpac.eventbrite.com.
Western Connecticut State University Department of Music live events at Veronica Hagman Concert Hall in the WCSU Visual and Performing Arts Center, 43 Lake Ave. ext. Lineup: WCSU Jazz Fest, April 28, 7 p.m. $7; Percussion Ensemble, May 1, 3 p.m. $7; Orchestra and Concert Chorale, May 6, 7 p.m. $7; Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band, May 7, 3 p.m. $7. Tickets for all events can be purchased at wcsuvpac.eventbrite.com.
The Mersey Beatles-Four Lads from Liverpool presents All the Hits, The Palace Danbury, 165 Main St. May 5, 7:30 p.m. $39. thepalacedanbury.com
Stanley L. Richter Association for the Arts, Richter House, 100 Aunt Hack Road. Lineup: Piano Duo-Beatrice and Christina Long, May 1; Billy Michael, May 8; Gabriela Mikova Johnson, May 15; The Roarin’ Ramblers, May 22; Eric Clark and Jung Won Yoon, May 29. All Concerts 3 p.m. richterarts.org
Danbury Community Band: Concert Band Favorites, First Congregational Church of Danbury, 164 Deer Hill Ave. May 15, 4 p.m. danburymusiccentre.org
Danbury Community Orchestra Strings: A Candlelight Concert, Marion Anderson Recital Hall, Danbury Music Centre, 256 Main St. April 30, 7:30 p.m. danburymusiccentre.org
A Far Cry, classical ensemble from Boston joined by mezzo-soprano, Krista River, Western Connecticut State University’s Visual and Performing Arts Center Veronica Hagman Concert Hall, 43 Lake Ave. ext. May 15, 7 p.m. $25. wcsuvpac.eventbrite.com
Stage
WCSU Dept. of Theatre Arts presents “Metamorphoses,” Western Connecticut State University’s Visual and Performing Arts Center Mainstage Theatre westside campus, 43 Lake Ave. ext. April 29-May 8. $25-$10. Tickets at wcsuvpac.eventbrite.com
Visual Arts
“Scratching the Surface: David Haislip,” Gallery at Still River Editions, 128 E. Liberty St. Through June 30. Viewing in-person and virtually. stillrivereditions.com
“Senior Portfolio Exhibit,” Western Connecticut State University Gallery at the Visual & Performing Arts Center Gallery, 43 Lake Ave. ext. on the Westside Campus. Through May 8. wcsu.edu/art/gallery/exhibitions/
DARIEN Dance
“This and That, All New Works by East Coast Contemporary Ballet,” Darien Arts Center Weatherstone Studio, 2 Renshaw Road. April 30, 7:30 p.m.; May 1, 2 p.m. $35. darienarts.org.
Visual Arts
“State of Inspiration: Connecticut’s Art Colonies,” Museum of Darien, 45 Old Kings Highway N. Through Aug. 1. museumofdarien.org. “Exploring a World Beyond” by Margaret Dean, Geary Gallery, 576 Boston Post Road. May 4-28. gearygallery.com
FAIRFIELD Comedy
Team Capone Comedy Tour, SHU Community Theatre, 1420 Post Road. May 14, 8 p.m. $35; Kevin Nealon, May 18, 7:30 p.m. $48. Tickets at shucommunitytheatre.org. Fairfield Comedy Club, Fairfield Circle Inn, 417 Post Road. Lineup: Mike Finoia, April 30, 7 p.m. $25. fairfieldcomedyclub.com
Lectures
Focus on Fairfield: Spring Speaker Series: Kevin McBride’s “History of the Pequot War,” Fairfield Museum & History Center, 370 Beach Road. April 28, 6-7:15 p.m. $15. Registration required. fairfieldhistory.org
Open Vision Forum: “CASTE: Examining Race, Culture, and Consequences” by Isabel Wilkerson, Quick Center for the Performing Arts at Fairfield University, 1073 N. Benson Road. April 28, 8 p.m. $30, $5 Fairfield University students, $15 Quick Center members. quickcenter.fairfield.edu
Inspired Writers Series: Tara Isabella Burton, virtual event offered by Quick Center for the Performing Arts at Fairfield University, May 4, 7:30 p.m. Free. Registration required. quickcenter.fairfield.edu
Music
SHU Student Chamber Ensembles perform Instrumental Chamber Ensembles Concert, Sacred Heart University Community Theatre, 1420 Post Road. April 29, 8 p.m.; Sacred Heart University Orchestra: Spring Concert, May 1, 3 p.m. Tickets at shucommunitytheatre.org.
SHU Choral Program perform “Kaleidoscope: A Celebration of Diversity,” Sacred Heart University Edgerton Center for the Performing Arts, 5151 Park Ave. April 30, 7:30 p.m. $10, free SHU students with ID. Tickets at edgertoncenter.org.
The Schubert Club of Fairfield County Presents Piano Ensemble Group Concert, Pequot Library, 720 Pequot Ave. April 30, 2 p.m. Free. pequotlibrary.org
Jane Monheit, Sacred Heart University Community Theatre, 1420 Post Road. May 8, 7 p.m. $39, $49 VIP. Tickets at shucommunitytheatre.org.
Fairfield Theatre Company, 70 Sanford St. Lineup: Jeff LeBlanc, StageOne, April 29, 7:45 p.m. $22, $27; Stanley Plays Jimi, StageOne, April 30, 7:45 p.m. $48. Visit website for tickets. fairfieldtheatre.org.
Stage
Jib Productions Play With Your Food presents a new season of One Act Plays, Fairfield Theatre Company StageOne, 70 Sanford St. May 17, noon. $60 with lunch. For more information and tickets: Call Box Office at 203-293-8729 or visit online at jibproductions.org.
“Cheese Fries & Froot Loops” written and performed by Chris Fuller, Fairfield Theatre Company StageOne, 70 Sanford St. May 23, 8 p.m. Free. 203-319-1404, fairfieldtheatre.org
Visual Arts
“Kaleidoscope” the art of Katya Lebrija, Jill Nichols, and Patrick Burhenne, Fairfield Public Library Bruce S. Kershner Gallery, 1080 Old Post Road. Through June 4. fairfieldpubliclibrary.org or call 203-256-3160.
“Black & White,” Art/Place Gallery, located in Fairfield Theater Company, 70 Sanford St. Through May 22. artplacegallery.org
“IMAGES 2022,” Fairfield Museum & History Center Jackie Durell Meeting Hall, 370 Beach Road. May 15-July 24. Related exhibit: “IMAGES 2022” Featured Photographer: Allison Minto, Spaght Gallery, May 15-Sept. 25. fairfieldhistory.org
“Beyond the Surface” by Edward Holland, Will Hutnick, Emily Kiacz, Lizbeth Mitty, Erika Ranee, Hollis Taggart, 330 Pequot Ave. Through April 30; “Unwrapping the Mystery of New York’s Wrappers,” May 5-June 11. Reception May 5, 5-8 p.m. hollistaggart.com
Fairfield Museum & History Center, 370 Beach Road. Exhibits: “Family/History: Exploring the Randolph-Ward Photographic Collection,” through Aug. 28. Free Museum members, $5 nonmember adults, $3 students and seniors, and kids under 5 are free. fairfieldhistory.org
“[Her]story: Women’s Roles Through History,” Pequot Library, 720 Pequot Ave. Through May 5. Visit website for times. pequotlibrary.org
Fairfield University Art Museum: “Adger Cowans: Sense and Sensibility,” presented in Bellermine Hall Galleries in the Quick Center for the Performing Arts, 1073 N. Benson Road. Through June 18. Register on the Eventbrite page. fairfield.edu/museum
“13 Ways of Looking at Landscape: Larry Silver’s Connecticut Photographs,” Fairfield University Art Museum Walsh Gallery in the Quick Center for the Performing Arts, 1073 N. Benson Road. Through June 18. fairfield.edu/ museum
GREENWICH Lectures
“A Conversation with Helen Lee about In America-Lexicon of Fashion at The Metropolitan Museum of Art,” Bruce Museum, 1 Museum Dr. May 18, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Register at brucemuseum.org.
Music
Kovac Brothers, Old Greenwich Social Club, 148 Sound Beach Ave. April 29, 5-8 p.m.; Suburban Chaos, April 30, 9 p.m. ogsocialclub.com/live-music
Stage
Play With Your Food” lunchtime play reading series produced by JIB Productions, Greenwich Arts Council, 299 Greenwich Ave. May 19, noon-1:30 p.m. $60 theater and a boxed lunch. jibproductions.org/play-withyour-food
Visual Arts
“105th Annual Juried Exhibit,” Greenwich Arts Council Bendheim Gallery, 299 Greenwich Ave. Through May 5. Reception & Juror Walk and Talk Tour, April 30, 4-6 p.m. greenwichartsociety.org
“An Uncommon Planet,” Greenwich Library Flinn Gallery, 101 W. Putnam Ave. Through May 5. flinngallery.com
Art Society of Old Greenwich Spring Show, Greenwich Botanical Center, 130 Bible St. Through May 21. Closing reception: May 21, 4-6 p.m.
NEW CANAAN Music
Charis Chamber Voices presents Spring Canticles, First Presbyterian Church, 178 Oenoke Road. May 15, 4 p.m. $25, $20 seniors, $15 students. Reception to follow. Tickets at charisvocals.com.
Visual Arts
“Analía Sabán: Recent Prints” solo exhibit featuring recent series of the artist’s graphic work, Heather Gaudio Fine Arts PROJECTS,78 Elm St. Through May 21. heathergaudiofineart.com
“Hyun Jung Ahn: Rendezvous,” Heather Gaudio Fine Art, 66 Elm St. Through May 7. heathergaudiofineart.com
“Mark Markiewicz On Drawing Architecture-A Travel Memoir,” Museum & Historical Society Gores Pavilion, 13 Oenoke Ridge Road. Opens May 5. nchistory.org
“Future Perfect/Imperfect: The Next Century,” Silvermine Gallery, 1037 Silvermine Road. April 30-June 9. silvermineart.org
NORWALK Lectures
Lecture Series: “Renowned sailboat designer Chuck Paine,” Rowayton Community Center, 33 Highland Ave. May 22, 2 p.m. $5, free for Historic Rowayton members.
“Victorian Fashion, Dangerous Dyes, and Murderous Millinery,” by Deborah Kraak, Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum, 295 West Ave. May 22, 2 p.m. $10 members, $15 nonmembers. lockwoodmathewsmansion.com
Music
Prince/Bowie performing the music of Prince & David Bowie, Wall Street Theater, 71 Wall St. April 29, 8 p.m. Tickets at wallstreettheater.com
Old School, The Blind Rhino, 15 N. Main St. April 28, 5:30-8:30 p.m.
Ponza Italian Kitchen & Pizza, 690 Connecticut Ave. Lineup: Triple Book, April 28, 6-9 p.m.; First Class Dance Band, April 29, 7-10 p.m.; AG3, April 30, 7-10 p.m. Reserve at ponzaitaliankitchen.com.
The Bar Car Band, Sails American Grill, 148 Rowayton Ave. April 29, 9:30 p.m.
Visual Arts
“The Legend of Dotha: Norwalk’s First Librarian,” Norwalk Public Library’s Studio One, 1 Belden Ave. Through April. norwalkpl.org
“Norwalk’s Changing Communities 13,000BC-1835,” Norwalk Historical Society, Mill Hill Historic Park Old Town Meeting House, 2 East Wall St. New exhibit open. Register for a self-guided tour time slot at norwalkhistoricalsociety.org.
“TNAS Inaugural Journey,” The Norwalk Art Space, 455 West Ave. May 5-June 2. Opening reception May 5, 6-9 p.m. with performances by Norwalk Art Space Student Jazz Ensemble, and students who participated in TNAS Teen Talent Night. Related Events: Artist Talk May 15, 1-2:30 p.m.; Art-making workshop “Envision a World…” May 21, noon-3 p.m. thenorwalkartspace.org
New Costume Exhibit, “Making It Last: Sustainable Fashion in Victorian America,” Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum, 295 West Ave. May 19-Nov. 6. Reception May 19, 5:30-7: 30 p.m. “Fragments of Light, Impressions of Color,” through Aug. 28. lockwoodmathewsmansion.com
“Spring Juried Show,” Rowayton Arts Center, 145 Rowayton Ave. Through May 14. rowaytonarts.org
RIDGEFIELD Comedy
Roll in the Hay Players return with “Who’s Barn Is It Anyway?” Ridgefield Theater Barn, 37 Halpin Lane. May 13, 8 p.m. ridgefieldtheaterbarn.org Kathleen Madigan, Ridgefield Playhouse, 80 E. Ridge. April 28 & 29, 8 p.m. $55. ridgefieldplayhouse.org
Music
Pepsi Rock Series: The Zombies, Ridgefield Playhouse, 80 E. Ridge. April 30, 8 p.m. $95-$85; Candlebox: Unplugged Tour, May 1, 8 p.m. $49; Blue Oyster Cult, May 4, 8 p.m. $85-$75. ridgefieldplayhouse.org
Live Cabaret Piano Bar...n, Ridgefield Theater Barn, 37 Halpin Lane. May 6-7, 8 p.m. Seating is cabaret style and patrons are encouraged to bring food and drink. $120 for a table that seats 4. Seating is limited and reservations, can be made at ridgefieldtheaterbarn.org
Shawn Taylor & Wandering Roots, Nod Hill Brewery, 137 Ethan Allen Highway. April 28, 6:30-9 p.m.; Pool Boy, April 30, 6:30 p.m.
Visual Arts
“Coming of Age,” Ridgefield Guild of Artists, 34 Halpin Lane. Through May 8. rgoa.org
Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, 258 Main St. Exhibits: “Duane Slick: The Coyote Makes The Sunset Better,” through May 8. “Prima Facie” by Milano Chow, through May 8; Amaryllis DeJesus Moleski: Portal Pieces, through May 29; and Karla Knight “Navigator,” through May 1. aldrichart.org
STAMFORD Music
Stamford Symphony presents “Pictures at an Exhibition,” Palace Theatre, 61 Atlantic St. May 7, 7:30 p.m.; May 8, 3 p.m. $79$25. The performances are dedicated to the people of Ukraine. stamfordsymphony.org
Palace Theatre, 61 Atlantic St. Lineup: Spyro Gyra, May 1, 7 p.m. $40-$20. palacestamford.org
The Killer Ants, Club London, 487 Glenbrook Road. April 29, 7:30-10:30 p.m.; Traffic Jam, April 30, 7-10 p.m.
Poetry & Jazz Featuring Silent Quill and Richard “Cookie” Thomas, Ferguson Library South End Branch, 34 Woodland Ave. April 29, 6:30-8:30 p.m. fergusonlibrary.org/event/ poetry-jazz
Stage
“Riverdance 25th Anniversary Show,” Palace Theatre Main Stage, 61 Atlantic St. May 5, 7:30 p.m. $125-$45. palacestamford.org
Palace Theatre’s 2022 Ernie DiMattia Emerging Young Artist Awards, Palace Theatre, 61 Atlantic St. May 9. Free. Reservations required. Contact Kristin Levinson at klevinson@palacestamford.org. palacestamford.org
“The Lobby,” Curtain Call’s Dressing Room Theatre at The Sterling Farms Theatre Complex, 1349 Newfield Ave. May 5-22. $35 adults, $25 senior citizens, $20 children under 21. curtaincallinc.com