THINGS TO DO
Best of the arts in the weeks ahead
ANSONIA
Specials
Tea Social and Teacup Auction features Kandie Carle on “Fashion in Fiction: Clothing Speaks Volumes in Jane Austen’s Regency Novels,” Ansonia Library, 53 S. Cliff St. Oct 20, 1-4 p.m. $25. Reserve. 203-734-6275.
BERLIN Stage
“Respect-A Theatre, Through 31-33 Nov. Musical 9. Webster For tickets Journey,” Square and Cabaret Road. showtimes ctcabaret.com call the box office. 860-829-1248,
BRANFORD Fairs/Festivals
10 Fall a.m.-2 Pie Festival, p.m. Fall Branford Pie Festival Green, will Oct. be 19, held Branford on the Garden opening Club’s weekend Scarecrows of the on the Green, which runs through Nov. 3. BRIDGEPORT Stage
“Mamma Theatre, 263 Mia,” Golden Downtown Hill St. Cabaret Through Oct. 20. 4:30 Fri p.m. 7:30 Tickets p.m.; Sat available 5, 8:15 by p.m.; phone, Sun in person at the dtcab.com box office, or online. 203576-1636, Visual Arts
“(un)Forgotten,” Settel, illustrating photo her journey exhibit into by Katie the Mansfield mental institution Training residing School, on a shuttered the Storrs Campus of UConn, Armstrong Gallery, 305 Knowlton St. Through mid Oct.
“We are Artists Every One: the Bridgeport Cultural Arts Center in Action, 19701986,” Library Burroughs-Saden Branch History Center, 925 Broad St. On view. 203-576-7400, ext. 7 BROOKFIELD Specials
Wedding Steps Bridal Show, Fox Hill Inn, 257 Federal Road. Oct. 22, 6 p.m. $9. CHESHIRE Visual Arts
“Art in the Garden” Local Artist Exhibit, Cheshire Nursery Garden and Flower Shop, Route 10, 1317 S. Main St. Through Oct. 20. Mon-Sat 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Sun 9 a.m.-5 p.m. cheshireartleague.com CHESTER Visual Arts
Gallery Celebrates 10 years with a retrospective exhibit and a selection of student work created during the annual monotype printmaking workshops in the Exumas, Bahamas, Lori Warne Studio Gallery, 21 Main St. Through Dec. 31. 860-322-4265, loriwarner.com DANBURY Business
Chamber Business Forum & Expo, Ethan Allen Hotel, 21 Lake Ave Ext. Oct. 23, 2 p.m. Dance
Ballroom Dance, Portuguese Cultural Club, 65 Sand Pit Road. Oct. 23, 6:3010:30 p.m. $20. Includes buffet dinner, dessert, coffee, and dancing. $15 dance only. 203-748-1278, portugueseculturalcenter.org Educational
Clinic: Winter Camping, Oct. 17, 6 p.m.; Tent Tales for Tykes-Storytime, Oct. 22, 10 a.m. LL Bean, 7 Backus Ave. Halloween
Ride the Pumpkin Patch Train, Danbury Railway Museum, 120 White St. Oct. 19-20, 26-27. Sat 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sun noon-4 p.m. Trains depart hourly beginning ½-hour after opening each day; last train at 3:30 p.m. $12 ages 2 and over; children under 24 months are free. No reservations required. Rain or shine. Children are encouraged to come in costume. 203-778-8337, danburyrailwaymuseum.org Lecture
Visiting Artist Lecture: Illustrator Rudy Gutierrez will discuss his work, Western Connecticut State University’sVisual & Performing Arts Center, 43 Lake Ave. ext. Room 144. Oct, 22, 11 a.m. wcsu.edu Music Classical pianist Cecile Licad, Western Connecticut State University Visual and Performing Arts Center, 43 Lake Ave. ext. Oct. 20, 3 p.m. $25. 203-748-2177, danburyconcert.org
Cosmos Piano Duo Yuka Yanagi & Kai Pangune Kim, Richter House, 100 Aunt Hack Road. Oct. 20, 3 p.m. Free. Donations accepted. richterarts.org Stage
WCSU Department of Theatre Arts presents “The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui,” WCSU Visual and Performing Arts Center Studio Theatre on the university’s Westside campus, 43 Lake Ave. ext. Oct. 25, 26, 8 p.m.; Oct. 20, 26, 27, 2 p.m. matinees. Tickets at bit.ly/2oR7LP6 or call 203-837-8732. wcsuvpac Visual Arts
“Principles of Uncertainty: Caroline Harman,” Gallery at Still River Editions, 128 E. Liberty St. Through Dec. 20. stillrivereditions.com
“Gilded Age: Exhibit by Sara Cwynar,” @287 Gallery, 287 Main St. Through Nov. 10. cawct.org
DARIEN Films
“Fast Color,” Library Community Room, 1441 Post Road. Oct. 18, 6:30 p.m.; “Goosebumps,” Oct. 20, 2 p.m. 203-6551234, darienlibrary.org Lecture
“Vaping, E-Cigs, & Juuling: What Parents and Teens Need to Know,” Library Community Room, 1441 Post Road. Oct. 23, 7 p.m. 203-655-1234, darienlibrary.org EAST HADAAM Stage
“Billy Elliott-The Musical,” Goodspeed Opera House, 6 Main St. Through Nov. 24. Tickets start at $29. 860-873-8668, goodspeed.org
ESSEX Paint a Bird in Its Habitat in Watercolor, Spectrum Art Gallery, 61 Main St. Oct. 20, noon. $100
ELMSFORD, N.Y.
Stage
“An American in Paris,” Westchester Broadway Theatre, 1 Broadway Plaza. Through Nov. 24. 914-592-2222, broadwaytheatre.com
FAIRFIELD
Community
Sherry In the Stacks with Moss DesignART Libris, Oct. 20, 2 p.m.; Kids Who Code, Oct. 21, 4:30 p.m.; Wee People, Oct. 22, 10:30 a.m.; The Supreme Court: Its Greatest Cases, Oct. 22, 1 p.m.; Field Goods Pick Up, Oct. 22, 4 p.m.; Magic Tree House Book Club, Oct. 22, 4:30 p.m.; Fact in the Age of Fake News: American Democracy’s Stress Test, Oct. 23, 1:00 pm. 22 Under 22 Artist Reception-ART Libris, Oct. 23, 6 p.m. Pequot Library, 720 Pequot Ave., Southport.
Films
“Mountainfilm on Tour,” Fairfield Theatre Company Warehouse, 70 Sanford St. Oct. 20, 6:30 p.m. $20; Asbury Short Film Concert, StageOne, Oct. 21, 7:30 p.m. $10. 203-259-1036, fairfieldtheatre.org
The Irish in Film Series with “Greta,” Fairfield University’s DiMenna-Nyselius Library Multimedia Room, 1073 N. Benson Road. Oct. 23, 7 p.m. Free. 203-2544000, ext. 2800 or mwhite@fairfield.edu Lecture
Rodin & Plaster Casts, Fairfield University Art Museum, Bellarmine Hall, 1073 North Benson Road. Oct. 23, 5 p.m.
Specials
Raise the Barre for Rae Rae and the Pediatric Hydrocephalus Foundation, The Bar Method, 85 Mill Plain Road, Suite V. Oct. 20, 3 p.m. Barre Class, 4 p.m. Sip & Shop. $45 donation reserves a spot. phfregister.com
Visual Arts
“Rodin, Truth, Form, Life,“Fairfield University’s Walsh Art Gallery in the Quick Center for the Performing Arts, 1073 N. Benson Road. Through Dec. 21. Gallery hours: Mon-Fri 11 a.m.-4 p.m. fairfield.edu
“From the Ground Up: Fairfield’s Foods,” Museum & History Center Spaght Gallery, 370 Beach Road. Exhibit runs through Jan. 5; “Brooklawn: A Walk in the Park,” through Nov. 11. 203-259-1598, fairfieldhistory.org GREENWICH
Charity
Breast Cancer Alliance Lunch & Fashion Show, Hyatt Regency Greenwich, 1800 E Putnam Ave. Oct. 21, 11 a.m. Tickets start at $350. Tables start at $5,000. Community
Bridal Fête, Audubon Greenwich, 613 Riversville Road. Oct. 20, noon. $20, $25 at the door. Brides-to-be are free. Music
Songs of Fall and Reflection, Greenwich Arts Council, 299 Greenwich Ave. Oct. 20, 2 p.m.
Specials
Magic at the Delmar: Will Fern- International Champion, Delamar Greenwich Harbor, 500 Steamboat Road. Oct. 20, 5 p.m.
Visual Arts
ASOG Fall Art Show, Greenwich Botanical Center, 130 Bible St. Through Oct. 28. Viewing: Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-4 p.m. asogct.com/fall-show
“Federico Uribe,” Cavalier Ebanks Galleries, 405 Greenwich Ave. Through Nov. 10. Mon-Sat 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun noon-5 p.m. 203-869-3664, cavaliergalleries.com
“An American Story: Finding Home in Fairfield County,” Historical Society, 47 Strickland Road. Through Jan. 6. Gallery hours: Wed-Sun noon-4 p.m. greenwichhistory.org
“Contemporary Artists/Traditional Forms: Chinese Brushwork,” Bruce Museum, 1 Museum Dr. Through Dec. 8. Related event: Senior Art Workshop: Chinese Brushwork, Bamboo Painting, Monday, Oct. 21, 1:30- 3:30 p.m. $25 Museum members, $30 nonmembers. Advance reservations required. 203-869-0376, brucemuseum.org
GUILFORD
Community
State Museum Sunday, Henry Whitfield State Museum, 248 Old Whitfield St. Oct. 20, 10 a.m. Free
HAMDEN
Halloween
Creeperum Haunted House, 41R Marne St. rear of the building behind Monkey Joe’s Party Center. Warehouse attraction is open through Oct. 29, 7 p.m. every Thu-Sun, and Oct. 30, 31. $40-$20. Closes different times depending on the night and length of the line.
Visual Arts
“Live at the Anthrax-exhibit of photos taked at the hard-core venue The Anthrax Club of Norwalk in the late 1980’s” by Joe Snow, Counter Weight Brewing Co., 23 Raccio Park Road. Through Dec. 15. 203-821-7333. guitartownct.com IVORYTON
Stage
“Woody Sez-The Life and Music of Woody Guthrie,” Ivoryton Playhouse, 103 Main St. Oct. 23-Nov. 10. 860-767-7318, ivorytonplayhouse.org KATONAH, N.Y.
Visual Arts
“Sparkling Amazons: Abstract Expressionist Women of the 9th St. Show,” Katonah Museum of Art, 134 Jay St. Through Jan. 26. Tue-Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun noon-5 p.m. Closed Monday. 914232-9555, katonahmuseum.org KENT
Visual Arts
“Snap Shots Along the Way” exhibit by Kathy Wismar, Kent Memorial Library Gallery, 32 N. Main St. Through Oct. 31. 860-927-3761, kentmemoriallibrary.org
“Abstraction,” Kent Barnes, 7 Fulling
Lane. Through Nov. 3. 860-592-0220
“North East Watercolor Society Exhibit,” KAA Gallery, 21 S. Main St. Oct. 20-Nov. 2. 860-927-3989, kentart.org. MADISON Books
Anne Gardiner Perkins with “Yale Needs Women,” R.J. Julia Bookstores, 768 Boston Post Road. Oct. 22, 7 p.m. 203245-3959, rjjulia.com MASHANTUCKET Dance
So You Think You Can Dance Live, Grand Theater at Foxwoods Resorts & Casinos, 350 Trolley Line Blvd. Oct. 20, 7:30 p.m. $60-$40. 800-200-2882, foxwoods.com MIDDLEBURY Visual Arts
“Triple Vision Art” exhibit by Danbury artist, Arline Corcoran and her daughters, Kristen Packard, a photographer from Rhode Island and Karen Connolly, a jewelry artisan from Michigan on display, Art Gallery at Shutter Speed Photo, 564 Middlebury Road. Through Nov. 16. 203598-3933.
MILFORD Halloween
“The Wicked Witch of the West: Kansas or Bust!” Milford Center for the Arts, 40 Railroad Ave. Oct. 25, 7:30 p.m.; Oct. 26, 2, 5:30 p.m.; Oct. 27, 2 p.m. $22 online, $25 at the door. pantochino.com Visual Arts
“Coastal Vibes,” works by artist Rick Senft, Gilded Lily Gallery, 101 River St. Exhibit runs through Oct. 29. 203-8787007, gildedlilygallery.com
“Fiber Exhibit,” Milford Arts Center, 40 Railroad Ave. Through Nov. 1. Gallery hours: Thu 2-7 p.m.; Fri, Sat, Sun, noon-4 p.m. 203-878-6647, milfordarts.org
“Recycled Art” by Faustin, Milford Arts Center Firehouse Gallery, 40 Railroad Ave. Through Nov. 1. 203-878-6647, milfordarts.org
MYSTIC Visual Arts
“J.M.W. Turner: Watercolors from Tate,”Mystic Seaport Museum, 75 Greenmanville Ave. Through Feb. 23.
NEW CANAAN Halloween
Halloween Art Party, Silvermine Art Center School of Art and Auditorium, 1037 Silvermine Road. Oct. 20, 2-4 p.m. $20 per child. 203-966-6668, ext. 2, silvermineart.org Visual Arts
“Common Ground: Irwin” landscapes by photographer Torrance York, will be on display in the Gores Pavilion in Irwin Park, through Nov. 3. 203-966-1776, nchistory.org
Plein Air “Paint-Out,” Carriage Barn Arts Center, 681 South Ave. Oct. 24-Nov. 2. 203-594-3638, carriagebarn.org
NEW HAVEN
Comedy
CTCF Presents: Rell Battle, The State House, 310 State St. Oct. 23, 8 p.m. $20. fairfieldcomedyclub.com Music
Akropolis Reed Quintet, Morse Recital Hall, Oct. 22, 7:30 p.m. Tickets from $28, Students from $13.
Stage
Yale Repertory Theatre presents “Girls,” University Theatre, 222 York St. Through Oct. 26. Weekday performances start at $49, and weekends start at $79.
“On the Grounds of Belonging,” Long Wharf Theatre Claire Tow Stage in the C. Newton Schenck III Theatre, 222 Sargent Dr. Through Nov. 3. Tickets start at $26. 203-787-4282, longwharf.org Visual Arts
“Ceremonial Dress from Southwest China: The Ann B. Goodman Collection,” Yale University Art Gallery, 1111 Chapel St. Through Jan. 5; “William Bailey: Looking through Time,” Through Jan. 5. Open daily from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. artgallery.yale.edu
“Queer Joy: LGBTQ Portraits in Pairs” works by Cate Barry, New Haven Free Public Library Ives Gallery, 133 Elm St. Through Nov. 15.
“Led by the Light” by Hannah Jung, Art in the Hallway, 300 George St. Through Nov. 15. Gallery hours: Mon-Fri 7 a.m.-6 p.m.
“Forbidden Memory,” City Gallery, 994 State St. Through Oct. 27. Gallery hours: Thu-Sun noon-4 p.m. 203-782-2489, city-gallery.org
“Peterloo and Protest,” Yale Center for British Art, 1080 Chapel St. Through Dec. 1. 203-432-2800, britishart.yale.edu NORFOLK Music
JJ Grey-Front Porch Sessions, Infinity Music Hall & Bistro, 20 Greenswood Road. Oct. 20, 8 p.m. $69-$49. infinityhall.com
NORTH HAVEN Films
“In the Footsteps of Marco Polo,” North Haven Memorial Library, 17 Elm St. Oct. 18, 10:30 a.m. Free; “The Upside,” Oct. 22, 10:30 a.m.
NORWALK Halloween
Haunted: Victorian Ghost Stories at the Mansion-Halloween Tours, LockwoodMathews Mansion Museum, 295 West Ave. Through Oct. 27. $10. lockwoodmathewsmansion.com
Tricks and Treats Week, Stepping Stones Museum for Children, 303 West Ave. Oct. 25-31. Events: Monster Mash, Oct. 25; Frank-n-FUN Games, Oct. 26; Trunk or Treat, Oct. 27; Kitchen Cauldron Science, Oct. 29; Spooky Kooky Creativity and a special performance of The Silly Dilly Musical: Harvest Edition for school and group audiences, Oct. 30; and dress in costume on Halloween, Oct. 31. steppingstonesmuseum.org
Halloween Hay Bale Theater, Trick-orTreat with the Stew Leonard’s Characters, Oct. 23, 4 p.m.. Stew Leonard’s, 100 Westport Ave.
Outdoors
Octoberfest Cruises, Maritime Aquarium, 10 N. Water St. Through Oct. 26. Cruises depart at 5:30 p.m. $50, $45 Aquarium members. Advance reservations recommended. 203-852-0700, ext. 2206, maritimeaquarium.org
Visual Arts
“The Trained Eye: The Art of Railroads & Stations,” Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum, 295 West Ave. Through Jan. 5. “From Corsets to Suffrage: Victorian Women Trailblazers,” through Nov. 3. Wed-Sun noon-4 p.m. 90 minute tour $20, $18 seniors, $16 ages 8-18; 45 minute tour $10 adults, $8 seniors, $6 ages 8-18 years old. 203-838-9799, lockwoodmathewsmansion.com
“From the Head and the Heart,” and “Printmakers Open Forum: Exchange Portfolio-Sanctuary,”Center for Contemporary Printmaking, 299 West Ave. Duel exhibits on view through Nov. 10. Free. 203-899-7999, contemprints.org.
“Autumn Juried Show,” Rowayton Arts Center, 145 Rowayton Ave. Through Nov. 9. 203-866-2744, rowaytonarts.org OAKVILLE
Stage
“Dead Ringer,” Phoenix Stage Company, 133 Main St. Through Oct 26. Fri, Sat 8 p.m., Sun 3 p.m. $23, $20 seniors (60+), teachers and students. 860-417-2505, phoenixstagecompany.org
OLD LYME
Visual Arts
“Supertopia— Wee Faerie Superheroes Headquarters and Hideaways, “Florence Griswold Museum, 96 Lyme St. Through Oct. 27.
ORANGE
Visual Arts
“A Celebration of Life” David Byrne’s acrylic paintings, Joanne Byrne’s artistic quilts, Case Memorial Library, 176 Tyler City Road. Through Oct. 31. Mon, Thu 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat. 10 a.m-5 p.m. Closed Sunday.
PAWLING, N.Y.
Music
Kiss the Sky, Daryl’s House, 130 Route 22. Oct. 18, 8 p.m. $35-$20; California Honeydrops, Oct. 22, 7 p.m. $35-$25. 845289-0185, darylshouseclub.com RIDGEFIELD
Films
“Cracked Up,” Ridgefield Playhouse, 80 E. Ridge. Oct. 23, 7 p.m. Free. Documentary film explores the impact that childhood trauma can have across a lifetime through the courageous and personal story of comedian, actor and “Saturday Night Live” legend Darrell Hammond. 203-438-5795, ridgefieldplayhouse.org Music
Ridgefield Playhouse, 80 E. Ridge. City of Black & White Tour, Oct. 21, 8 p.m. $42.50; Preservation Hall Jazz Band with Yusa & Tuba To Cuba, Oct. 22, 7:30 p.m. $67.50. 203-438-5795, ridgefieldplayhouse.org
“Little Shop of Horrors,” ACT of CT, 36 Old Quarry Road. Through Nov. 3. Showtimes: Thu 7 p.m., Fri 8 p.m., Sat 2, 8 p.m., Sun 2 p.m. actofct.org
Visual Arts
“Weather Report,” Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, 258 Main St. Through March 29; “Eva LeWitt,” Through April 5. 203-438-4519. Registration required. SEYMOUR
Halloween
Trinity Cemetery Walking Tour, Seymour Library, 46 Church St. Oct. 22, 4 p.m. SHARON
Visual arts
“4D Heart” by Siobahan McBride, Standard Space, 147 Main St. Through Nov. 3. 917-627-3281.
SHELTON
Specials
Jay Babina, graphic designer, illustrator and painter will demonstrate the use of acrylics in landscapes, Shelton Community Center, 41 Church St. 2 fl. room 2. Oct. 21, 1 p.m. sheltonartleague.org STAMFORD
Dance
Dance Group Class, 105 BedfordSt. 2nd fl. Oct. 23, 7 p.m. Free
Lectures
“Global Warming: Confronting the Challenge,” The Italian Center, 1620 Newfield Ave. Oct. 22, 9:30 a.m.- 1:30 p.m. $50. Registration begins at 9 a.m. Includes includes lunch.
Music
Stamford Symphony Concert, Palace Theatre, 61 Atlantic St. Oct. 19, 7:30 p.m., Oct. 20, 3 p.m. Tickets start at $25. Kids under 18 free on Sun. Related events: Free behind the Baton lecture one hour pre-concert with the conductor; Just For Kids: Free Interactive MusiKids program, Sundays, 2 p.m. 203-325-4466, stamfordsymphony.org, palacestamford.org
Switchfoot, Palace Theatre, 61 Atlantic St. Oct. 17, 7:30 p.m. $61-$28.10; Tony Bennett, Oct. 22, 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at $82; Cale Dodds with opener Ryan Clark, Oct. 23, 8 p.m. $10. palacestamford.org Specials
Outdoor Adventures: Fall Pellets & Prowl, Museum and Nature Center, 39 Scofieldtown Road. Oct. 18, 7 p.m.; Fall Cooking Series: Home for the Holidays with Bill Kaliff, continues on Oct. 21, 28, Nov. 4, 18, 25, 6:30-8:30 p.m.$900 nonmembers, $750 members.Fee includes food, wine, and take-home recipes. 203-968-6546, kmeizels@stamfordmuseum.org
Visual Arts “LAA New Works,” Loft Artists Association, 575 Pacific St. Through Oct. 27. Sat, Sun 1-4:30 p.m.
“Poetics of Structures” solo exhibit by Brooklyn-born artist Susan Peyser, Gallery @ the J at the Stamford JCC, 1035 Newfield Ave. Through Oct. 31.
“New Deal artist James Daugherty: Abstract Art The interaction of Color: Work from the 1950 and 60’s,” Mayor’s Gallery, 888 Washington Blvd. 10th fl. Through Nov. 4. 203-858-3082
“Fruitfulness” by Nathalia Edenmont, Stamford Museum & Nature Center, 39 Scofieldtown Road. Through Nov. 3. 203-977-6538, stamfordmuseum.org
“Faber Birren National Color Show,” Stamford Art Association Townhouse Gallery, 39 Franklin St. Through Oct. 24. 203-253-1353, stamfordartassociation.org
STRATFORD
Books
Books on Tap with “Good Kid, Bad City,” Sitting Duck Tavern, 3694 Main St. Oct. 22, 7 p.m. stratfordlibrary.org Halloween
“Pipescreams,” Halloween-themed and Broadway musical pieces, First Church Congregational Stratford, 2301 Main St. Oct. 20, 4 p.m. $15, adult, $5 students (12-17), free for children 11 & under. Mighty pipe organ, choral ensembles, musicians, 1920’s silent film, costume contest with prizes, and a reception. Costumes encouraged. Presented by the Greater Bridgeport Chapter of the American Guild of Organists.
Fright Haven, Stratford Square, 411 Barnum Ave. cutoff. Through Nov. 3. toursandevents.com/frighthaven Visual Arts
“Ewers Family Art Exhibit,” Library Main Lobby, 2203 Main St. Through Oct. 31. 203-385-4162, stratfordlibrary.org
TRUMBULL
Halloween
Virtual Reality Halloween Experiences, Xperiment Virtual Reality, Hawley Lane Mall, 100 Hawley Lane. Through Oct. 31. Tue-Thu 3-8 p.m., Fri 3-11 p.m., Sat 11 a.m.-11 p.m., Sun noon-6 p.m. Free to enter. Pay per experience 203-5028005, xperimentvr.com
WASHINGTON DEPOT Visual Arts
“Rock, Paper, Scissors: Greenwood and Funk,” Washington Art Association & Gallery, 4 Bryan Plaza. Through Nov. 16. 860-868-2878, washingtonartassociation.org
WEST HAVEN
Halloween
Skeleton Fest West Haven. Activities include the Historical Society’s Haunted Graveyard Tour and West Haven United’s Halloween Party on the Green, Skeleton Fest Kick-Off Party. Events take place on the three weekends leading up to Halloween on Oct. 31. skeletonfestwesthaven.org
Graveyard Lantern Tour, Poli House, 686 Savin Ave. Oct.19, 5-7:30 p.m. $5 adults, $2 children 12 and under. Rain date: Oct. 26. Lectures
Fall Lecture Series: Understanding the Ethnic and Religious Complexities of the Middle East and the Current US Strategy with “Ottoman Empire versus the Persian Safavid Empire; European Colonies Power,” Yale West Haven Conference Center. Oct. 23, 2-4 p.m. $65 for the series. sandrajogreer@gmail.com or 203-444-9040.
WESTON
Music
Live from Emmanuel: Two of Harps, Emmanuel Church, 285 Lyons Plain Road. Oct. 20, 4 p.m. Visual Arts
“Three Women Who Made WestonWeston,” Weston Historical Society Museum, 104 Weston Road. Through Oct. 30. westonhistoricalsociety.org
WESTPORT
Outdoors
“Westport Sanitarium Walking Tour,” Westport Museum for History and Culture, 25 Avery Place. Oct. 20, 9:30 a.m. Advance: $12 nonmembers, $8 members; At the door: $15 suggested admission nonmembers, $10 members. Reservations recommended. 203-222-1424, ext. 5, westporthistory.org. Visual Arts
“Let’s Dance,” Library South Gallery, 20 Jesup Road. Through Dec. 12; “Talking Type,” through Nov. 14. Related event: Art Spaces in Fairfield County Libraries, present “Art & Text,” a united exhibit featuring the work of local and regional artists runs through Dec. 31. For a listing of the individual participating libraries and their exhibit dates, see adobe.ly/2mn61Mh 203-291-4800, westportlibrary.org
“Vision & Dignity: The Art of George Hand Wright,” Westport Historical Society Mollie Donovan Gallery, 25 Avery Place. Through Nov. 17; “Taking the Cure: Public Health 1880-1960,” Through Nov. 17. $5 nonmembers, $3 students & seniors, free Members & Children 10 and under. 203-222-1424, ext. 5, westporthistory.org
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WILTON
Music
Connecticut’s Own Concert: Nick RevelLetters To My Future Self-Original Works for Electroacoustic Viola, Library, 137 Old Ridgefield Road. Oct. 20, 4 p.m. Free. Registration required. 203-762-3950, or online at wiltonlibrary.org. Visual Arts
Weir Farm Artist-in-Residence Exhibit/ Reception: Michael Mark, Library, 137 Old Ridgefield Road. Oct. 21, 6-7:30 p.m.; “Art & Text,” through Nov. 7. 203-762-6342, wiltonlibrary.org.