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Best of the arts in the weeks ahead
BRIDGEPORT
Park City Music Hall, 2926 Fairfield Ave. Lineup: Peäsänt, Tzarina, Kings and Liars, Samsara & The Demiurge, Oct. 20, 7:30 p.m.; CT Grateful Dead All-Stars featuring former Rolling Stones sax player, Crispin Cioe, Oct. 21, 9 p.m.; Zoso-Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience, Oct. 22, 9 p.m.; Erik Rabasca of Light Warriors, Oct. 23, noon; Kitchen Dwellers and Daniel Donato-Galaxy Grass X Cosmic Country Fall Tour, Oct. 23, 8 p.m.; Magic Beans with Peak, Oct. 26, 8 p.m. parkcitymusichall.com
Visual Arts
Queer Art Exhibit “OUTwork,” City Lights Gallery, 265 Golden Hill St. Now open. citylightsgallery.org
“June Ahrens: Reflecting Time,” Housatonic Museum of Art Burt Chernow Galleries in Lafayette Hall, Housatonic Community College Campus, 900 Lafayette Blvd. Through Oct. 22. housatonicmuseum.org.
DANBURY
Halloween
Ride the Pumpkin Patch Train, Danbury Railway Museum, 120 White St. Oct. 22-23, 29-30, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Trains depart 11 a.m., noon, 1 & 2 p.m. $16 ages 2 andover, children under 24 months are free. danburyrail.org
Music
Western Connecticut State University Visual and Performing Arts Center Veronica Hagman Hall, 43 Lake Ave. Ext. Lineup: Andrew Armstrong & Friends: Raphael Bell, cello, and Amy Schwartz Moretti, violin, Oct. 30, 3 p.m. Series subscriptions $80 per adult. Individual concerts $25 per adult. danburyconcert.org
Richter Association for the Arts, 100 Aunt Hack Road. Lineup: Catoonah Street Jazz Band, Oct. 23; Callie Sorrento, Oct. 30. richterarts.org
Veronica Hagman Concert Hall in the WCSU Visual and Performing Arts Center, 43 Lake Ave. ext. Lineup: Oktoberfest Jazz, Oct. 22, 2 p.m. wcsuvpac.eventbrite.com.
Danbury Brass Band “Pre-Halloween” concert, Immanuel Lutheran Church, 18 Clapboard Ridge Road. Oct. 30, 2-3:15 p.m.
Stage
“Bat Boy: The Musical,” Western Connecticut State University's Visual and Performing Arts Center Mainstage Theatre westside campus, 43 Lake Ave. ext. Oct. 28-Nov. 6. Related event: Department of Theatre Arts invites all high school juniors and seniors who are interested in any aspect of theatre, to a free “Super Sunday,” Oct. 30, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Register by Oct. 24, at wcsu.edu/theatrearts/prospective/ super-sunday-at-wcsu. Show tickets at wcsuvpac.eventbrite.com
Visual Arts
Juried Art Show, Richter Association for the Arts, 100 Aunt Hack Road. Through Oct. 23. richterarts.org/2022-juried-artshow
“Lord of Yrself” paintings and drawings by Elisa Flynn, Gallery at Still River Editions, 128 E. Liberty St. Through Dec. 23. stillrivereditions.com
“Danbury (Re)Discovered: Eighty Years :: Eighty Objects :: Eighty Stories,” Danbury Museum, 43 Main St. Through Dec. 17. danburymuseum.org
“Address Earth,” Western Connecticut State University Gallery at the Visual & Performing Arts Center Gallery, 43 Lake Ave. ext. on the Westside Campus. Through Dec. 4. wcsu.edu/art/gallery/exhibitions/
Comedy
Fairfield Comedy Club, Fairfield Circle Inn, 417 Post Road. Lineup: Neko White, Oct. 22, 8 p.m., $25. fairfieldcomedyclub.com
Halloween
Halloween on the Green, Fairfield Museum & History Center, 370 Beach Road. Oct. 30, noon-4 p.m. fairfieldhistory.org
“Pipescreams,” First Church Congregational, 148 Beach Road. Oct. 23, 4-6 p.m., $15 adults, $5 children and students. Halloween-themed music of classical, jazz, musical theater & popular selections, including a 1920's comedy short with live organ accompaniment.
Music
Sacred Heart University Community Theatre, 1420 Post Road. Lineup: Laura Benanti, Oct. 21, 8 p.m. shucommunitytheatre.org
Irish Traditional Music with fiddler Katie Linnane and uillean piper Ivan Goff, Gaelic American Club, 74 Beach Road. Oct 22, 7:30 p.m., $20, $5 kids under 10. shamrockirishmusic.org
Fairfield Theatre Company, 70 Sanford St. Lineup: Mihali with Luke Mitrani, Warehouse, Oct. 20, 8 p.m., $25; Dancin' Through the Decades with DJ Peter G, Warehouse, Oct. 21, 7 p.m., $45; Jon McLaughlin with Kris Allen, Warehouse, Oct. 23, 8 p.m., $65, $30; Leo Kottke, StageOne, Oct. 25, 7:45 p.m. fairfieldtheatre.org
Specials
Fran Lebowitz, Sacred Heart University Community Theatre, 1420 Post Road. Oct. 29, 8 p.m., $49, $39. shucommunitytheatre.org
Inspired Writer's Series with Helen Oyeyemi, “Peaces,” Fairfield University's Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts Kelley Theatre, 1073 N. Benson Road. Oct. 27, noon. Free virtual event. quickcenter.com.
Stage
Quick Center for the Performing Arts at Fairfield University, 1073 N. Benson Road. presents “Tiny Beautiful Things,” Oct. 20, 21, 7:30 p.m.; Oct. 22, 2 & 7:30 p.m. theatre-fairfield.org
Visual Arts
“Moving Lines” artwork by Mary Manning and Charles Douthat, Fairfield Public Library Bruce S. Kershner Gallery, 1080 Old Post Road. Through Dec. 10. Reception, Oct. 27, 5:30-7:30 p.m. fairfieldpubliclibrary.org
“Three Voices” show by Mary Louise Long, Bevi Bullwinkel, and Judith Lambertson, Art/Place Gallery, located in Fairfield Theater Company, 70 Sanford St. Through Nov. 6. artplacegallery.org
“The Road to Busytown: Richard Scarry's Life in Fairfield County,” Fairfield Museum & History Center Spaght Gallery, 370 Beach Road. Through April 30, 2023. fairfieldhistory.org
“Dimensions” by Paige Beeber, Emilie Duval, and Rachel MacFarlane, Hollis Taggart, 330 Pequot Ave. Through Nov. 5. hollistaggart.com
Fairfield University Art Museum and the Art Museum, University of Saint Joseph: “Gladys Triana: A Path to Enlightenment 1971-2021,” presented in the Walsh Gallery in the Quick Center for the Performing Arts, 1073 N. Benson Road. Through Dec. 17. fairfield.edu/museum
Fairfield University Art Museum: “Out of the Kress Vaults: Women in Sacred Renaissance Painting,” presented in Bellermine Hall Galleries in the Quick Center for the Performing Arts, 1073 N. Benson Road. Through Dec. 17. fairfield.edu/museum
“Painting the Border: A Child's Vision” exhibit of 32 paintings by migrant children at the U.S-Mexico border, Fairfield University's DiMenna-Nyselius Library, 1073 N. Benson Road. Through Dec. 17.
Music
Old Greenwich Social Club, 148 Sound Beach Ave. Lineup: Tide Band, Oct. 21; The Uninvited, Oct. 22. All concerts 9 p.m. ogsocialclub.com/live-music
Concert for Ukraine, St. Catherine of Siena Church, 4 Riverside Ave. Oct. 23, 2:30 p.m. All free-will donations benefit the people of Ukraine via the United Help Ukraine organization. unitedhelpukraine.org
Visual Arts
Collection of Marines, Local Seascapes and Harbors, Portraits, and Animals by Peter Layne Arguimbau, Red Barn Gallery, 121 East Middle Patent Road. Call 203-2746176 for viewing information.
“Life and Art: The Greenwich Paintings of John Henry Twachtman,” Greenwich Historical Society, 47 Strickland Road. Through Jan. 22, 2023, $10 adults, $8 students and seniors, and free to children under 18 and Greenwich Historical Society Members. greenwichhistory.org
Jean-Marc Bara Exhibit, Greenwich Hospital Garden Cafe, 5 Perryridge Road. Through Dec. 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. daily. All works for sale by contacting Greenwich Art society at 203-629-1533 or by e-mail admin@greenwichartsociety.org
NORWALK
Festivals
Rowayton Civic Association Oktoberfest, Rowayton Community Center, 33 Highland Ave. Oct. 22, 5-11 p.m., $150 per person. rowaytoncivicassociation.org
Halloween
“Ghosts, Seances & the Great Beyond: Halloween Tours at the Mansion,” Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum, 295 West Ave. Oct. 21-23, 28-30. Tour times: 5:30 p.m. (kid friendly), 6:30, 7:15 & 8:15 p.m., $20 nonmembers, $18 members. lockoodmathewsmansion.com.
“Into the Depp,” SoNo Collection, 100 N. Water St. Through Oct. 31, 7-11:30 p.m. norwalkfrightnights.com
Norwalk Historical Society with “A Haunting at Mill Hill,” Mill Hill Historic Park, 2 East Wall St. Oct. 21, 28, 8 & 9:30 p.m.; Oct. 22, 29, 5, 6:30, 8 & 9:30 p.m. millhillhaunt.com
Music
Wall Street Theater, 71 Wall St. Lineup: Back in Black-The True AC/DC Experience, Oct. 21, 8 p.m.; Mac Sabbath, Oct. 23, 8 p.m. wallstreettheater.com
Visual Arts
“Text Messages,” Center for Contemporary Printmaking, 299 West Ave. Through Oct. 30; “Silent Revelations: The Mezzotints of Cleo Wilkinson,” through Nov. 20. contemprints.org
“Norwalk's Changing Communities 13,000BC-1835,” Norwalk Historical Society, Mill Hill Historic Park Old Town Meeting House, 2 East Wall St. Register for a self-guided tour time slot at norwalkhistoricalsociety.org.
“The Longest Shortest Time” by Korry Fellow, Sarah King with Maryna Bilak and Judy Glantzman, The Norwalk Art Space, 455 West Ave. Oct. 20-Dec. 8. Reception, Oct. 20, 6-9 p.m. with Book Reading by Nikkya Hargrove, 7 p.m.; Movement performance by Ariel Kleinberg, 7:15 p.m.; Music performance by Canyon, 8:30-9 p.m. thenorwalkartspace.org
“Hues of Freedom,” Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum, 295 West Ave. Oct. 20-Dec. 18. Reception, Oct. 27, 5:30-7:30 p.m. “Making It Last: Sustainable Fashion in Victorian America,” through Nov. 6. lockwoodmathewsmansion.com
“RAC Spotlight: Dana Goodfellow,” Berkshire Hathaway Home Services, 165 Rowayton Ave. On view. goodfellowart.com
“Autumn Juried Show,” Rowayton Arts Center, 145 Rowayton Ave. Through Nov. 5; “Photography and Sculpture,” through Nov. 5. rowaytonarts.org.
RIDGEFIELD
Comedy
Ridgefield Playhouse, 80 E. Ridge. Lineup: Rich Vos & Friends: A Night of Comedy Headliners, Oct. 21, 8 p.m., $49.50; Randy Rainbow, Oct. 26 & 27, 7:30 p.m., $72.50-$125. ridgefieldplayhouse.org
Music
Pepsi Rock Series: Calexico, Ridgefield Playhouse, 80 E. Ridge. Oct. 22, 8 p.m., $47; Friends of the Brothers and Brandon “Taz” Niederauer, Oct. 20, 7:30 p.m., $48; Symphonic Rock Legends, Renaissance, Oct. 28, 8 p.m., $57.50-$50. ridgefieldplayhouse.org
Colbie Caillat, Ridgefield Playhouse, 80 E. Ridge. Oct. 23, 8 p.m., $95-$80. ridgefieldplayhouse.org
“Monster Mash with the Pete Wikul Band,” Ridgefield Theater Barn, 37 Halpin Lane. Oct. 29, 8 p.m. ridgefieldtheaterbarn.org
Charles Ives Music Festival presents Julian Schwarz, cello & Marika Bournaki, piano, First Congregational Church of Ridgefield, 103 Main St. Oct. 23, 4:30-6 p.m., $30 adults, $25 seniors, $10 students. charlesivesmusicfestival.org/concerts
Specials
“Long Island Medium” Theresa Caputo, Ridgefield Playhouse, 80 E. Ridge. Oct. 29, 4 & 8 p.m., $125-$150. ridgefieldplayhouse.org
Fall Fundraising Gala featuring Bernadette Peters, Ridgefield Playhouse, 80 E. Ridge. Nov. 4, $175-$225. ridgefieldplayhouse.org
Stage
“Guys and Dolls,” ACT Of Connecticut, 36 Old Quarry Road. Oct. 27-Nov. 20. Special Opening Night Performance: Oct. 29, 8 p.m. Tickets include a pre-show cocktail reception in the lobby, 7 p.m. actofct.org
Visual Arts
Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, 258 Main St. Exhibits: “David Shaw: Last Steps,” through April 23, 2023; “52 Artists: A Feminist Milestone,” through Jan 8, 2023. aldrichart.org
“Time To Remember: Celebrating 3 Years on Main Street,” RPAC Gallery, 410 Main St. Through Nov. 12. rpacgallery.com
STAMFORD
Comedy
Palace Theatre, 61 Atlantic St. Lineup:
Brian Regan, Oct. 21, 8 p.m., $75-$50; Kevin James, Oct. 22, 7:30 p.m., $99-$39. palacestamford.org
Music
Palace Theatre, 61 Atlantic St. Lineup: Billy & The Showmen, Oct. 28, 8 p.m., $10. palacestamford.org
Stage
“Cabaret,” Curtain Call's Kweskin Theatre at Sterling Farms Theatre Complex, 1349 Newfield Ave. Through Oct. 22. curtaincallinc.com
Visual Arts
“Rerouting” Paintings by George Pali, GR Art Gallery, 1086 Long Ridge Road. Through Jan. 17, 2023.
“Stamford Entertainment 150 Years,” Stamford History Center, 1508 High Ridge Road. Through June 2023. info@stamfordhistory.org
“Haden to Warhol: A Survey of Master Prints from the Permanent Collection,” Stamford Museum & Nature Center, 39 Scofieldtown Road. Through Nov. 18. stamfordmuseum.org/dash
“Faces and Figures,” Loft Artists Gallery, 575 Pacific St. Through Nov. 6. loftartists.org
“A Look Back” retrospective selection of artist's work since 2005, Mayor's Gallery 10th fl. Government Center, 888 Washington Blvd. Nov. 8-Jan. 6, 2023. Artists reception, Nov. 17, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
STRATFORD
Halloween
Fright Haven, 411 Barnum Ave. Cut-off. Through Oct. 30. frighthaven.com
Meet-the-Author: Charles F. Rosenay, author of “True Ghost Stories of Connecticut,” Stratford Library Lovell Room, 2203 Main St. Oct. 25, 7 p.m. stratfordlibrary.org
Halloween
“Escape Room in the Bradley-Wheeler Barn,” Westport Museum for History and Culture, 25 Avery Place. Through Oct., $20 members, $25 nonmembers. Based on the Connecticut Witch Panic in the 1650's. westporthistory.org
Music
Supper & Soul: Cris Jacobs, Westport Library Trefz Forum, 20 Jesup Road. Oct. 22, 8-10 p.m. westportlibrary.org
Specials
“Autumn Cabaret,” Westport Women's Club, 44 Imperial Ave. Oct. 21, 7:30 p.m., $25. westportcommunitytheatre.com
Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo Centennial Gala, Inn at Longshore, 260 Compo Road S., Oct. 29, 6-10 p.m. VIP cocktail hour featuring Master Falconer Brian Bradley and his Sky Hunters in Flight, and guest speaker, Jim Breheny, Director of the Bronx Zoo. beardsleyzoo.org
Stage
“From The Mississippi Delta,” Westport Country Playhouse, 25 Powers Court. Through Oct. 30. westportplayhouse.org.
Visual Arts
New original paintings by contemporary artist Kyle Wallack aka KW, Quidley & Company Fine Art, 12 Wilton Road On display.
“Stephen Wilkes: Visualizing Time,” Westport Library, 20 Jesup Road. Through Nov. 29. westportlibrary.org
“Cosmic Botany: Solo Exhibit” featuring Roger Mudre, Sorelle Gallery, 19 Church Lane. Through Oct 23. sorellegallery.com
“From the Pen to the Knife,” MoCA Westport, 19 Newtown Tpke. Through Nov. 27. mocawestport.org
Susan Lloyd guest exhibitor, Westport Book Shop's Drew Friedman Art Place, 23 Jesup Road. Through Oct. 31. westportbooksales.org