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BRIDGEPORT Black History Month

“The Underground Railroad,” Bridgeport Public Library Newfield Branch, 755 Central Ave. Feb. 8, 6-7 p.m.

Comedy

J.T Moore, Bridgeport Stress Factory Comedy Club, 167 State St. Feb. 2, 7:30 p.m.; Ahmed Ahmed, Feb. 3 & 4, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m.; Feb. 5, 7:30 p.m. bridgeport.stressfactory.com

Music

Fairfield County Children’s Choir: Broadway Melodies Concert, Auction & Cocktail Hour, Klein Memorial Auditorium, 910 Fairfield Ave. Feb. 11. Silent auction & cocktail hour, 6 p.m.; Concert, 7 p.m., $15-$45. Concert will also be livestreamed on the website. Livestream tickets, $25. theklein.org

Visual Arts

“The Practice of Democracy: A View From Connecticut,” Housatonic Museum of Art Burt Chernow Galleries in Lafayette Hall, Housatonic Community College Campus, 900 Lafayette Blvd. Through Feb. 24. housatonicmuseum.org.

DANBURY Music

“Tribute to the King Elvis Presley” starring Matthew Boyce backed by Suspicious Minds Tribute Band, The Palace Danbury, 165 Main St. Feb. 4, 7:30 p.m., $39. thepalacedanbury.com

Visual Arts

“Material Culture,” Gallery at Still River Editions, 128 E. Liberty St. Through March 31. stillrivereditions.com “Danbury (Re)Discovered: Eighty Years :: Eighty Objects :: Eighty Stories,” Danbury Museum, 43 Main St. Through April 1. danburymuseum.org

FAIRFIELD Comedy

Fairfield Comedy Club, Fairfield Circle Inn, 417 Post Road. Lineup: Justine Silver, Feb. 4, 7 p.m., $25. fairfieldcomedyclub.com FTC Comedy presents: Undercooked-Experimental New Material Showcase, Fairfield Theatre Company StageOne, 70 Sanford St. Feb. 7, 7:30 p.m., $5. fairfieldtheatre.org

Music

Sacred Heart University Community Theatre, 1420 Post Road. Lineup: Richard Thompson, Feb. 3, 8 p.m. shucommunitytheatre.org Fairfield Theatre Company, 70 Sanford St. Lineup: Albert Cummings, StageOne, Feb. 2, 7:45 p.m., $35; Lee Dewyze, StageOne, Feb. 3, 7:45 p.m., $28; Mystic Bowie’s Birthday Bash with Nerry, Warehouse, Feb. 3, 8 p.m., $32; Popa Chubby, StageOne, Feb. 4, 7:45 p.m., $32; Big Eyed Phish-Dave Matthews Band Tribute, Warehouse, Feb. 4, 8 p.m., $28. fairfieldtheatre.org SHU Choral Program presents a solo vocal recital by baritone Christopher Grundy, Sacred Heart University Edgerton Center for the Performing Arts, 5151 Park Ave. Feb. 12, 3 p.m., $25, $15 seniors, free SHU students with ID. edgertoncenter.org

Stage

Lightwire Theater present “The Adventures of Tortoise and Hare: The Next Gen,” SHU Community Theatre, 1420 Post Road. Feb. 4, 7 p.m. shucommunity theatre.org Jib Productions Play With Your Food presents a season of One Act Plays, Pequot Library, 720 Pequot Ave. Feb. 15, noon. $60 with lunch. jibproductions.org

Visual Arts

Community Art Show “New Beginnings...After the Pause,” Fairfield Public Library Kershner Gallery, 1080 Old Post Road. Through Feb. 11. fairfieldpubliclibrary.org “Moon Dance” artwork by Ronnie Gold, Steven Labkoff, Marjorie Sopkin, Fairfield Public Library Kershner Gallery, 1080 Old Post Road. Feb. 18-April 15. Reception, Feb. 23, 5:30-7:30 p.m. fairfieldpubliclibrary.org “Then and Now” solo show by George Radwan, Art/Place Gallery, located in Fairfield Theater Company, 70 Sanford St. Through Feb. 4. artplacegallery.org “Pairings,” Art/Place Gallery, located in Fairfield Theater Company, 70 Sanford St. Feb. 6-March 5. Reception, Feb. 12, 2-5 p.m. Artist talk, 3 p.m. 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. fairfieldhistory.org Fairfield University Art Museum hosts, “Women’s Rights Are Human Rights: International Posters on Gender-Based Inequality, Violence and Discrimination,” presented in the Walsh Gallery in the Quick Center for the Performing Arts, 1073 N. Benson Road. Through April 8. Related events: Lecture: “A Cut at the Heart of Womanhood,” Kelley Theatre, Feb. 7, 5 p.m. In-person and streaming on thequicklive.com.; Virtual Lecture: “Women’s Rights Are Human Rights,” Feb. 13, 5 p.m. Stream only on thequicklive.com; Panel Discussion with Faculty Co-Curators, Kelley Theatre, March 1, 5 p.m. fairfield.edu/ museum Fairfield University Art Museum: “Norma Minkowitz: Body to Soul,” presented in Bellermine Hall Galleries in the Quick Center for the Performing Arts, 1073 N. Benson Road. Through April 8. fairfield.edu/museum

GREENWICH Music

Greenwich Symphony Orchestra, Greenwich High School Performing Arts Center, 10 Hillside Road. Feb. 18, 7:30 p.m., Feb. 19, 3 p.m., $40 adult individual tickets, $10 students. greenwichsymphony.org Italian concert organist Salvatore Pronestì, presents an organ recital, accompanied by soprano, Liya Petrides, St. Catherine of Siena Church, 4 Riverside Ave. Feb. 8, 7 p.m. Free. Donations welcome. Music.Director@stc-sta.org

Stage

Play With Your Food” lunchtime play reading series produced by JIB Productions, Greenwich Arts Council, 299 Greenwich Ave. Feb. 16 , noon-1:30 p.m. $60 theater and boxed lunch. jibproductions.org/play-with-your-food

Visual Arts

Licata Glass Art Exhibit, Greenwich Arts Council, 299 Greenwich Ave. Feb. 2-March 8. Opening reception Feb. 5, 3-5 p.m. greenwicharts.org “My Story, Our Future-South Asian American Youth Voices of Connecticut Exhibit,” Greenwich Historical Society, 47 Strickland Road. Feb. 13-26. $10 adults, $8 students and seniors, and free to children under 18 and Greenwich Historical Society Members. greenwichhistory.org

NORWALK Music

Norwalk Symphony Orchestra & New Paradigm Theatre partner with the Domestic Violence Crisis Center to present “Carousel: A Concert,” Norwalk Concert Hall, 125 East Ave. Feb. 11, 7:30 p.m., $10 students and children, $25, $37.50, $50 adults. Snow Date: Feb. 12, 7:30 p.m. norwalksymphony.org Wall Street Theater, 71 Wall St. Lineup: First Ladies of Disco-Retro Music Box, Feb. 11, 8 p.m. wallstreettheater.com

Stage

“I Hate Hamlet,” Music Theatre of Connecticut MainStage, 509 Westport Ave., Feb. 3-19. musictheatreofct.com A Reading Series of New Plays by Contemporary Playwrights, Music Theatre of Connecticut, 509 Westport Ave. Feb. 7, March 21, & April 11. All readings 7 p.m. musictheatreofct.com “The Little Mermen,” Wall Street Theater, 71 Wall St. Feb. 5, 4:30 p.m. wallstreettheater.com Visual Arts Artist Reception: Five Fingaz// Love More Than Ever, SoNo 1420 American Craft Distillers, 19 Day St. Feb. 2, 5-8 p.m. Meet the Artist, light bites, DJ Dale, craft cocktails, art raffle benefiting Youth Business Initiative, Inc. sono1420.com “Of the Moment” Members Exhibit; “Linda Herritt: Patterned Prose,” Center for Contemporary Printmaking, 299 West Ave. Duel exhibits through Feb. 19. contemprints.org “Layers Revealed & Fall Student Showcase,” The Norwalk Art Space, 455 West Ave. Through Feb. 9. thenorwalkartspace.org “Korry Fellow Sarah King,” The SoNo Collection M&T Bank Magnificent Room, 100 N. Water St. Through Feb. 9. thenorwalkartspace.org “From the RAC Studio: Instructors & Students Show 2023,” Rowayton Arts Center, 145 Rowayton Ave. Through Feb. 18. rowaytonarts.org.

STAMFORD Comedy

Palace Theatre, 61 Atlantic St. Lineup: Hard Headed Comedy, Feb. 4, 8 p.m., $19. palacestamford.org

Dance

Connecticut Ballet’s “Be My Valentine,” Palace Theatre, 61 Atlantic St. Feb. 13, 7:30 p.m., $75-$50. palacestamford.org

Music

Palace Theatre, 61 Atlantic St. Lineup: Tangled Vine, Feb. 3, 8 p.m., $49-$29; Marisela & Alvaro Torres, Feb. 10, 8 p.m. Tickets start at $79. palacestamford.org

Specials

Stamford Museum & Nature Center, 151 Scofieldtown Road. Bevs & Bites, Feb. 10, 6:30-9:30 p.m., $80 members, $90 nonmembers. stamfordmuseum.org

Stage

“Groundhog Day,” Curtain Call’s Kweskin Theatre at Sterling Farms Theatre Complex, 1349 Newfield Ave. Feb. 2-18. curtaincallinc.com

Visual Arts

“Stamford Entertainment 150 Years,” Stamford History Center, 1508 High Ridge Road. Through June 2023. Nostalgic collection of photographs, programs, memorabilia, posters as well as interesting artifacts related to theater, film and other performing arts. 203329-1183, info@stamfordhistory.org “Yuko Ike: Reminisce,” Stamford Jewish Community Center, 1035 Newfield Ave. Through Feb 24. “Sophy Regensburg: A Retrospective,” Stamford Museum & Nature Center, 39 Scofieldtown Road. Through March 19. stamfordmuseum.org “Jean Benoit’s Journey,” Mayor’s Gallery 10th fl. Government Center, 888 Washington Blvd. Through March 3. esgordon@optonline.net